§ Mr. PURCHASEasked the President of the Board of Education whether the recent advance in teachers' salaries is attracting a sufficient supply of teachers of both sexes, or whether he is faced with a shortage which renders the carrying out of the scheme of development under the Education Act of 1918 somewhat precarious?
§ Mr. FISHERIt is as yet too-early to say whether the recent improvement in the remuneration of teachers is proving effective in attracting a sufficient supply of teachers of both sexes. There are some indications of an increase in the number of young persons desiring to enter the profession, but I am not satisfied that this increase will be sufficient to provide[...] all the developments contemplated by Education Act of 1918.