§ Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked the Chief Secretary if he is aware that Mr. R Judge, principal teacher of Poyntzpass mixed national school, has been deprived by Treasury regulation of a sum of £16 5s. of grade salary due to him in accordance with Rule 105 (a) of the National Board of Education, and that the non-counting of the satisfactory service given by this teacher from 1st April, 1910, to 1st July, 1911, toward his next increment, is a violation of Rule 108 (b); if he will quote the rule of the Commissioners which states that satisfactory service given by any teacher shall not count in awarding next increment; whether he is aware that this non-counting of service will deprive this teacher of a further sum of £12 10s. and bring the total amount of his loss up to 31st March, 1916, to £28 15s., and that the cancellation of the first promotion notice from 1st April, 1910, to 1st July is contrary to Rule 104 (e); and, since there is no condition as to vacancies specified in Rule 104 (a), will he state on what other ground, except that the Treasury may gain £28 15s. in six years at this teacher's expense, the rules and regulations referred to are not carried out?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his previous question on this subject on the 13th instant. Awards of increment of good service salary are made under the provisions of Rule 108 (b), but these increments can only be granted to teachers already in receipt of their grade salaries for at least three years.