§ 21. Mr. T. GRIFFITHSasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is aware that the sum of £40, a part of the balance used in building St. Mary's School, Romney Marsh, Kent, and which by deed of the 30th August, 1871, was conveyed to the rector and churchwardens in trust for a school, has been used for the erection of a clock on St. Mary's Church; and whether he will make inquiry as to the legality of the money being used for this purpose?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Herbert Fisher)The Board received a communication on this subject recently, but as the writer of the letter was unwilling that it should be sent to the managers of the school for their observations, the Board did not feel able to pursue the matter. The letter stated that the money in question was collected by public subscription. If this is so, the Board have no jurisdiction and no power to direct that an inquiry should be held on the subject.