§ Mr. Lyonsasked the President of the Board of Education whether he will state the number of elementary school classes with more than 50 scholars on the roll at the latest available date; and the progress made in reducing the number in such cases?
Mr. StanleyOn the 31st March, 1936, the latest date for which figures are available, there were 3,404 classes with over 50 children on the registers as compared with 4,262 on the 31st March, 1935, and 8,571 on 31st March, 1931.