§ Mr. MULDOONasked whether there is in existence a regulation by the Board of National Education prohibiting inspectors of schools who may be candidates for higher office, communicating with individual members of the Board; whether there is any such regulation in reference to increments or any matter other than promotion; and whether an inspector who had communicated in reference to increments was severely censured; and whether this was in accordance with the regulations?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAs I have already state in reply to a question asked by the hon. Member for the College Green Division on the 1st instant, inspectors are very properly prohibited from canvassing the Commissioners individually. This prohibition is not confined to those seeking promotion. I understand that the inspector referred to in the last paragraph of the question aggravated his breach of the regulations by the insubordinate tone of his letters.