Captain BALFOURasked the President of the Board of Education if it is the policy of his Department to allow entirely free choice of qualified teachers 1413W for appointment to headships of junior mixed infants' schools to local authorities or to tender advice as to the selection; and, if so, on what principle is such advice given?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe appointment of teachers rests with the local authorities and managers, and it is not the policy of the Board to interfere with their discretion in this matter.