§ Mr. HANNONasked the President of the Board of Education whether he is satisfied that the teaching of geography of the British Empire is satisfactorily carried out in elementary and secondary schools; and if any communication has recently been made by the Board of Education to local education authorities on this subject?
§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMThe teaching of geography, like other subjects of the curriculum, comes under inspection in the normal course, and the reports furnished to the Board give no reason for thinking 1201W that the geography of the British Empire is in any way neglected. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.