§ Mr. S. SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Education what is the
226Wattend to intermittent telephone calls during the night and on Sundays, the work being performed either by himself or by members of his family. All the applicants for the post were interviewed but a number of them subsequently withdrew their applications, and I am satisfied that the candidate finally selected, who is the father of the girl referred to, was the most suitable of the remaining candidates, although not an ex-service man.