§ 67. Sir H. CRAIKasked the Under-Secretary for War whether an offer has been received from the London Teachers' Association of the services of 1,000 teachers for work in any capacity during the forthcoming holidays; and whether any use can be made of this offer?
§ Mr. TENNANTI cannot trace the particular offer referred to, but the War Office has received many offers of service during the forthcoming school holidays from individual teachers and from bodies of teachers. The difficulty of making use of them in the War Office lies in the fact that the period of service would be so short that the requisite experience and knowledge to make the service useful could hardly be obtained before the end of the holidays arrived. The spirit which prompted those offers is, however, fully appreciated.