§ 38. Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that no written examinations in science are held in those types of Scottish schools corresponding to the schools in Ireland which are governed by the rules of the Intermediate Board, and that the system of inspection has been in operation since 1900; whether the Intermediate Board had any knowledge of the success or otherwise of the Scottish system when it decided to revert to a system abandoned by themselves fifteen years ago; and whether, with a view to estimating the relative advantages of testing by written examination or by inspection the progress of science in Irish secondary schools, he will ascertain the opinions of educational experts in England, Scotland, and Wales?