§ 9. Mr. WILLISONasked the President of the Board of Education whether any representations have been made to him with regard to the reduction in fees at Atherstone Grammar School to pupils residing in Atherstone and the rest of the Poor Law union; and whether, as the reduction has been made possible by a large endowment left for the special benefit of the township of Atherstone, he will sanction the reduction and so encourage future similar benefactions?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of EDUCATION (Mr. Trevelyan)I under- 3092 stand that the proposal is to restore a differentiation in favour of local Atherstone pupils which was removed by a scheme made under the Endowed Schools Acts. I believe that the principle involved is one of some importance, but I am looking into the facts of the case.