Reports of School Inspection, Question, Mr.

Milvain; Answer, The Vice President of
the Council (Sir William Ilart Dyke) July 8,
[317] 214

Royal Commission on the Education Acts,
Question, Mr. Hanbury; Answer, The Vice
President of the Council (Sir William Hart
Dyke) May 20, [315] 713;-Second Report
of the, Question, Mr. Sydney Buxton; An-
swer, The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr.
Jackson) May 12, [314] 1674;-Amount
and Disposition of Charities in Wales and
Monmouthshire, Question, Mr. T. E. Ellis:
Answer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Hart Dyke) July 28, [318] 373
Vacant Building Land in Victoria Street,
Westminster, Question, Mr. Bartley; An-
swer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Hart Dyke) May 23, [315] 865
Welsh-Speaking Districts, Question, Mr. T.
E. Ellis; Answer, The Vice President of the
Council (Sir William IIart Dyke) Mar 21,
[312] 832

Board Schools

Classification of Scholars by Age, Question,

Mr. H. J. Wilson; Answer, The Vice Presi-
dent of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke)
Aug 12, [319] 248
Elementary School Teachers-Purchases of
School Requisites, Question, Mr. M'Cartan;
Answer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Ilart Dyke) July 11, [317] 340
Elementary Schools, Building of The Con-
sulting Architect, Question, Mr. J. E.
Ellis; Answer, The Vice President of the
Council (Sir William Ilart Dyke) Mar 18,
[312] 710;-Corporal Punishment in New-
port Pagnell, Question, Mr. Channing; An-
swer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Hart Dyke) Mar 24, [312]
1317;-Drawing in, Question, Mr. Conway;
Answer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Hart Dyke) June 7, [315] 1227 ;
Starving Pupils in, Question, Colonel
Eyre; Answer, The Vice President of the
Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) Sept 5,
[320] 1136

Exemption from Attendance-The Bye-Laws
-Partial Attendance, Question, Mr. Shaw
Lefevre; Answer, The Vice President of
the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke)
Mar 18, [312] 714

Non-

Irregular Attendance - Mr. Paget, Wands-
worth Police Court, Questions, Mr. 11. J.
Wilson, Mr. Mundella; Answers, The Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department
(Mr. Matthews) Feb 18, [311] 29;
Attendance, Questions, Mr. Ainslie, Mr.
Cobb Answers, The Vice President of the
Council (Sir William Ilart Dyke) May 9,
[314] 1260; Question, Mr. J. G. Talbot;
Answer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Hart Dyke) Aug 18, [319]

940

Llanelly Board School, Question, Mr. Stanley
Leighton; Answer, The Vice President of
the Council (Sir William Ilart Dyke)
April 26, [314] 4

-Board Schools-cont.

Milton Abbas School, Blandford, Dorsetshire,
Question, Mr. Portman; Answer, The
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Goschen)
Aug 15, [319] 475

Old Nichol Street, B thnal Green, Board
School-A Starving Pupil, Question, Mr.
Bond; Answer, The Vice President of the
Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) July 18,
[317] 1154

Pupil Teachers, Question, Mr. Maclure; An-
swer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Ilart Dyke) May 12, [314]
1668;-As Queen's Scholars, Question, Mr.
W. Abraham (Glamorgan, Rhondda); An-
swer, The Vice President of the Council (Sir
William Hart Dyke) Mar 21, [312] 832 ;—
Welsh and Gaelic Languages, Question,
Mr. T. E. Ellis; Answer, The Vice Presi-
dent of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke)
Mar 21, [312] 833

School Boards

Bradford School Board-The Rate, Question,
Mr. J. G. Talbot; Answer, The Vice Presi-
dent of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke)
May 19, [315] 508-Raising of the Stan-
dard for Half-Time Working Children,
Question, Mr. Byron Reed; Answer, The
Vice President of the Council (Sir William
Hart Dyke) June 20, [316] 551
Keighley School Board-Frank Heap, an Un-
vaccinated Pupil Teacher, Questions, Mr.
Bradlaugh; Answers, The Vice President
of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke)
July 14, [317] 758

Science and Art Department, South Kensington
Elementary Scholarships, Question, Mr. W. II.

James; Answer, The Vice President of the
Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) Feb 24,
[311] 465

Extension of Educational Subjects, Question
Mr. Howard Vincent; Answer, The Vice

President of the Council (Sir William Hart
Dyke) April 14, [313] 871
Instruction in the Use of Tools, Questions, Mr.

Woodall; Answers, The Vice President of
the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) Sept 9,
[321] 4

Loans of Works of Art, &c., Question, Mr.

Bartley; Answer, The Vice President of
the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) Mar 14,
[312] 178

Regulations as to Drawing, Question, Mr.
Houldsworth; Answer, The Vice President
of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke)
Mar 8, [311] 1584

Sick Pay, Question, Mr. O. V. Morgan; An-
swer, The Vice President of the Council
(Sir William Hart Dyke) Aug 4, [318] 1158

Technical Education

Question, Mr. F. S. Powell; Answer, The Vice
President of the Council (Sir William IIart
Dyke) June 23, [316] 780; Postponement of
Motion, Mr. Howell June 24, 922; Ques-
tion, Sir Richard Paget; Answer, The First
Lord of the Treasury (Mr. W. II. Smith)
Aug 29, [320] 275

Commercial Instruction, Questions, Mr. IIoward Vincent, Mr. Stanley Leighton; Answers, The Vice President of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) Aug 16, [319] 660 Emigration to the Colonies, Question, Mr. Brooke Robinson; Answer, The Vice President of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) July 15, [317] 940 Employment of Foreigners in London-Technical Instruction Bill, Question, Mr. Howard Vincent; Answer, The Vice President of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) July 19, [317] 1342 Legislation-Evening Schools, Question, Mr.

S. Smith; Answer, The Vice President of the Council (Sir William Hart Dyke) July 8, [317] 220

Technical Instruction-The Royal Commission -Reprint of the Report, Questions, Mr. F. S. Powell, Mr. Lawson; Answers, The Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Jackson), The First Lord of the Treasury (Mr. W. H. Smith) Aug 16, [319] 677

Education Code, 1887

Resolved, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying Her Majesty to direct that Article 91 of the Education Code, 1887, be amended, as follows:

"Unnecessary Schools. 91. The school must not be unnecessary. "In any district a school is not deemed to be unnecessary if, at the date of its application for an annual grant, it is recognized as a certified efficient school, and has had during the twelve months preceding such application an average attendance of not less than thirty scholars. A school will not be allowed the benefit of this provision if, within two miles of it by the nearest road, there is another school receiving a special grant under Article 111" (Mr. Conway) Mar 24

Iler Majesty's Answer to the Address reported April 5, [313] 511

(No. 2) Bill

(Mr. Buchanan, Mr. James Campbell, Mr. Edward Russell, Mr. Esslemont, Mr. Preston Bruce, Mr. Lacaita, Mr. Donald Crawford)

Administration of Justice-The Reports, Question, Sir George Campbell; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 25, [319] 1802 Administrative Reforms-Mr. Clifford Lloyd, Question, Mr. Henniker Heaton; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) April 22, [313] 1628

Affairs of Egypt-The Papers, Question, Mr. Howell; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) July 4, [316] 1604; Moved, 'That this Ilouse do now adjourn" (Mr. Labouchere) Aug 11, [319] 84; after short debate, Motion withdrawn Alexandria, The Mixed Tribunals at — Removal of a Member, Question, Mr. Baden-Powell; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) April 28, [314] 241

[cont.

EGYPT-cont.

Arabi Pasha and other Exiles-An Amnesty,
Question, Mr. Evelyn; Answer, The Under
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir
James Fergusson) Aug 19, [319] 1099;
Question, Mr. W. A. Macdonald; Answer,
The First Lord of the Treasury (Mr. W. H.
Smith) Aug 19, [319] 1111
Zebehr Pasha, Detention of, Questions, Mr.
Labouchere, Mr. Dillon, Mr. O'Kelly; An-
swers, The Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson)
Mar 29, [312] 1782 ;-Return of, Questions,
Sir Robert Fowler, Mr. Dillon; Answers,
The Under Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 5, [318]
1357

Attack on British Officers, Questions, Sir
George Campbell, Dr. Tanner, Mr. Labou-
chere, Mr. T. M. Healy; Answers, The
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
(Sir James Fergusson) April 5, [313] 482;
Questions, Mr. Labouchere; Answers, The
Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
(Sir James Fergusson) Aug 4, [318] 1171;
-The Commission of Inquiry, Questions,
Sir George Campbell; Answers, The Under
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir
James Fergusson); Question, Dr. Tanner
[no reply] April 14, [313] 871;-Major
Macdonald-Flogging of Sheikhs, Questions,
Sir George Campbell, Mr. Bradlaugh; An-
swers, The Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson)
Sept 10, [321] 157

Capitulations, The, Question, Mr. J. William-
son; Answer, The Under Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson)
April 15, [313] 996

Diplomatic Service in Egypt and Constanti-

nople, Cost of the Ordinary, Question, Mr.
Cremer; Answer, The Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fer-
gusson) July 18, [317] 1150

-

Egyptian Frontier, Defence of the Un-
authorized Expenditure, Questions, Mr.
Mason, Dr. Clark; Answers, The First
Lord of the Treasury (Mr. W. H. Smith);
Question, Mr. Sexton [no reply] April 5,
[313] 506

Egyptian Army-Disallowance of Expenses-
The Acoountant General, Question, Sir
George Campbell; Answer, The Chancellor
of the Exchequer (Mr. Goschen) Mar 7,
[311] 1399;-Numbers, Question, Sir George
Campbell; Answer, The Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fer-
gusson) Aug 18, [319] 952

Great Depression in the Desert-The Lake
Moeris Scheme, Question, Mr. Woodall ;
Answer, The Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson)
July 15, [317] 950

Jubilee Festival in Cairo-Action of the French
Consul, Question, Dr. Tanner [no reply]
June 24, [316] 935

Khedive's Authority, Support of the, Questions,
Dr. Clark; Answers, The Under Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fer-
gusson) Aug 23, [319] 1523

1608

Major Macdonald, Question, Dr. Tanner;
Answer, The Secretary of State for War (Mr.
E. Stanhope) Mar 17, [312] 509
The Military Expedition

R. A. Cathie, Gunner of the "Sphinx," Ques-
tion, Sir Samuel Wilson; Answer, The First
Lord of the Admiralty (Lord George Hamil-
ton) Mar 24, [319] 1329

The Campaign of 1885-The Khedive's Bronze
Star, Question, Colonel Bridgeman; An-
swer, The Secretary of State for War (Mr.
E. Stanhope) June 9, [315] 1427
War Decorations to the English Troops, Ques-
tion, General Sir William Crossman; An-
swer, The Secretary of State for War (Mr.
E. Stanhope) Feb 17, [310] 1750;-Decora-
tions for the Troops at Assouan, Question,
Mr. Shirley; Answer, The Financial Secre-
tary, War Department (Mr. Brodrick)
Mar 17, [312] 503;-Medal to the Suakin
Regiments, Question, Colonel King-Har-
man; Answer, The Secretary of State for
War (Mr. E. Stanhope) Mar 21, [312] 830
The Soudan

Arabs of Suakin, The, Question, Mr. Dillon;
Answer, The Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson)
June 7, [315] 1219

Red Sea Ports-Trade with the Soudan, Ques-
tions, Mr. Bryce; Answers, The Under
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir
James Fergusson) Feb 1, [310] 390; Aug 8,
[318] 1536

Relief of Emin Bey, Question, Mr. Justin
Huntly M Carthy; Answer, The Under Se-
cretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir
James Fergusson) Jan 31, [310] 273
Scientific Reports on the Soudan, Question, Mr.
Norris; Answer, The Secretary of State
for War (Mr. E. Stanhope) Feb 4, [310] 648
Slave Trade-Revival in the Soudan and the
Red Sea Littoral, Question, Sir Henry
Tyler; Answer, The Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fer-
gusson) Feb 18, [311] 43; Question, Mr.
Hanbury; Answer, The First Lord of the
Admiralty (Lord George Hamilton) Mar 1,
[311] 880

EGYPT The Soudan-cont.

Suakin-Berber Railway, Question, Mr. Ianbury; Answer, The Surveyor General of Ordnance (Mr. Northcote) April 21, [313] 1409; Questions, Mr. Sheil, Mr. Conybeare; Answers, The Surveyor General of Ordnance (Mr. Northcote) April 28, [314] 212

Finance, &c.

Abolition of the "Corvée," Question, Sir John Lubbock; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Feb 10, [310] 1079; Questions, Mr. Labouchere, Sir George Campbell; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Feb 14, 1401; Question, Mr. Bryce; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Feb 22, [311] 300 ;-The Native Army, Question, Sir George Campbell; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 25, [319] 1803

An Unacknowledged Floating Debt," Question, Mr. Baden-Powell; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) May 17, [315] 251

Expenses of the Nile Expedition and Frontier Defence, Questions, Sir George Campbell; Answers, The Secretary of State for War (Mr. E. Stanhope) Aug 26, [320] 19 General Gordon's Paper Money, Question, Mr. Munro-Ferguson; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 8, [318] 1526 Land Tax, The, &c., Question, Mr. J. F. X. O'Brien Answer, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Goschen) Mar 22, [312] 1143;-Power of the Caisse, Questions, Sir George Campbell; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) April 1, [313] 226 Light Dues on British Shipping, Questions, Mr. T. Sutherland; Answers, The Secretary to the Board of Trade (Baron Henry De Worms) Feb 15, [310] 1561; Feb 21, [311] 162; Question, Mr. T. Sutherland; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Sept 1, [320] 731

Papers, The, Questions, Mr. Dillon; Answers,

The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 8, [318] 1550; Aug 18, [319] 928;-Delay in Issuing, Questions, Mr. Dillon; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 29, [320] 272 Refunding the Five per Cent Coupon Tax, Questions, Mr. Dillon; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Mar 24, [312] 1324; April 1, [313] 217

Reported Deficit, Question, Mr. Jennings; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Aug 4, [318] 1146

Right of Commercial Convention with Foreign Powers, Question, Mr. W. H. James; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Feb 18, [311] 35

[cont.

Taxation of Foreigners, Question, Mr. Wootton
Isaacson; Answer, The Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergus-
son) Aug 30, [320] 448

The "Octroi" at Cairo, Question, Mr. Picton;
Answer, The Under Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson)
Mar 17, [312] 533

The Anglo-Egyptian Convention

Question, The Earl of Rossbery; Answer, The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (The Marquess of Salisbury) 315] May 23, 820; Question, Mr. Bryce; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson), 899; Observations, Question, The Earl of Carnarvon; Reply, The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (The Marquess of Salisbury); Questions, The Earl of Kimberley; Answers, The Marquess of Salisbury June 10, 1564; Question, Sir George Campbell; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir 316] James Fergusson) June 16, 251; Question, Mr. Pickersgill; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson): Question, Mr. Conybeare [no reply] June 27, 1038; Questions, Mr. Conybeare; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) June 28, 1159; Questions, Mr. Bryce; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) July 4, 1602; Questions, The Earl of Rosebery; Answers, The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (The Marquess of Salisbury) July 5, 1763; Questions, Mr. Bryce, Mr. Dillon; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) July 5, 1787; Question, Mr. Bryce; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir 317] James Fergusson) July 7, 82

Negotiations, The-Evacuation by the British

Troops, Questions, Mr. W. Redmond; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) May 13, [314] 1819; May 16, [315] 62; Question, Dr. Cameron; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) June 28, [316] 1158

Political Affairs-Sir H. Drummond Wolf, Question, Mr. Dillon; Answer, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) Mar 11, [312] 19 Ratification at Constantinople, Questions, Observations, The Earl of Rosebery; Replies, The Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (The Marquess of Salisbury) June 28, [316] 1122; July 11, [317] 324; Correction, The Earl of Rosebery July 14, 710; Questions, Mr. Bryce, Sir George Campbell; Answers, The Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Sir James Fergusson) July 19, 1346

Russia and France, Questions, Mr. R. T. Reid, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, Mr. Labouchere! Answers, The First Lord of the Treasury (Mr. W. H. Smith) June 30, [316] 1321

[cont.