§ Mr. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary when he proposes to lay upon the Table the rules and programme of the Intermediate Board for next year?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe rules have been approved, and it is expected that copies will be laid on the Table of the House within a week.
§ Mr. O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary when he intends to introduce the Bill, which he promised a year ago, to make the necessary alterations in the intermediate examinations?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI brought in a Bill at the end of last Session for the purpose of enabling the Board of Intermediate Education to alter the present system of public examinations, hut as the proposals of that Bill were not received with any great cordiality I did not feel justified in asking the House to read the Bill a second time. In the present Session also I have introduced a Bill to amend the Intermediate Education Acts, but unless I can ascertain that there is a general agreement as to how the existing system is to be altered there is no possibility of proceeding with the Bill this Session.