§ 37. Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he has now received a reply from the Intermediate Board as to their knowledge of the Scottish system of testing students in experimental science?
§ Mr. DUKEYes, Sir. The Board inform mo that in Scotland the schools frame their own programmes in science, and, therefore, a universal common examination is impossible, but that it cannot be said that written examinations in science are not held in Scotland and that the examination is different at different schools. The Board consider that they are not at liberty to adopt the methods of the Scottish Education Department, for the reason that the statutory powers of that body are entirely different from those of the Board.
§ Mr. BOLANDWill the right hon. Gentleman acquaint himself exactly with what is done in Scotland by inquiring at Dover house which is within a quarter of a mile from this House?