§ Captain CHARLES CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he is aware that there is dissatisfaction among the teachers of Ireland with the prevalent system of inspection; that teachers have no confidence in appeals from inspectors of lower rank to higher rank; that the conference of the Antrim and Derry County National Teachers' Union and the Council of the Protestant Teachers' Union have formulated a demand for a Court of 1683W appeal in which teachers can have confidence; and what steps, if any, will be taken to allay the discontent that prevails in regard to this matter?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONRepresentations have from time to time been made by the teachers to the Commissioners of National Education in which some dissatisfaction was expressed in regard to the system of inspection and a resolution of the Irish Protestant National Teachers' Union to the effect mentioned in the question was communicated to them about eighteen months ago. A statement has also been received from a conference of Antrim and Derry national teachers on the subject. The Commissioners have had the question of appeals against inspectors' reports under consideration on several occasions, and about a year ago in connection with the appointments of divisional inspectors they adopted a new procedure in this matter which they trust will prove satisfactory.