asked the Minister of Labour how many persons left school and entered the labour market in insurable occupations during 1933; and how this figure compares with the increase in the numbers of persons employed during that year?

I regret that there is no information available on this point. I should point out that entry into unemployment insurance has hitherto been at age 16, and therefore considerably later in most cases than the age of leaving school. This will be remedied under the Unemployment Bill.

Is it not possible to get this information? There are notes to the unemployment figures usually, and they refer to the number who have left school in the period?

The hon. Member will perhaps read this question rather carefully, and he will see that the information asked for is whether the persons who left school were in insurable employment, but the number entering insurable employment after leaving school is indefinite because of the gap between the normal school-leaving age and the minimum age of entering into insurance.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he proposes to take steps to include agricultural and non-manual workers within the scheme of unemployment insurance?

I would refer the hon. Member to the statements made on these subjects in this House during the passage of the Unemployment Bill.

Has anything happened to justify the statements, made at by-elections in agricultural constituencies, in which the Minister was said to have pledged himself to do something for agriculture?

My attention and that of my right hon. Friend had not been drawn to this matter, and, if the hon. Member will let me have the particulars, I will look into them.

Are we to assume from the reply that no authority has been given for those statements?

There is no authority beyond the statement made by my right hon. Friend in discussions on the Bill. The House will remember that specific instructions were put in the Bill making the duty of inquiring into the practicability of insuring agricultural workers a first duty of the statutory committee.

asked the Minister of Labour how many persons left insurable occupations by reason of old age during 1933?

I regret that statistics giving the information desired are not available.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that the encroachment of bracken on moorland can be arrested by cutting at this time of year; if he will en courage owners and tenants of moors to employ young men from mining villages for this purpose; and if he is aware that all that is required to enable these young men to undertake this work is the pro vision of a cheap camping outfit, which, if allowed to remain after bracken cut ting is finished, might enable them to secure further employment in haymaking and as grouse drivers and beaters?

I shall be happy to arrange, through the Employment Exchange service, for offers of work of the kind referred to by my hon. and gallant Friend to be put before suitable unemployed men in the depressed mining areas.

asked the Minister of Labour how many permits have been granted to foreign waiters and cocktail mixers to accept employment in British hotels during the past four months?

Permits for the employment of foreigners in hotels—apart from those required for highly specialised posts—are limited to student-employés under reciprocal arrangements made with foreign countries which provide corresponding facilities for British students. The number of such permits issued during the first five months of this year is 252.

Before the Ministry grant a permit do they ascertain whether the foreigner in a specialised occupation is displacing a long-established British workman?

To the best of my knowledge, I do not think that cocktail mixers can be regarded as specialist workers.

Will he be insured?

asked the Minister of Labour whether he is aware that two British employés, with many years' service at the Savoy Hotel, were recently displaced by foreigners; whether his Department granted permits to the latter; and, if so, for what period?

I have no information leading me to suppose that any employés at this hotel have been displaced in consequence of permits issued by the Ministry; but if the hon. Member will give me any particulars that he has I will have inquiry made.

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that this specialist cock-tail-mixer has been employed by the Savoy Hotel for no less than 14 years, and that he has now been dismissed and replaced by an importee from New York, and does the Department give a permit in such cases as that?

I am not aware of that, and if the hon. Member will give me the particulars I will have them looked into.

Surely we can get cocktail-mixers in this country. I hope that the hon. Gentleman will take steps, in consultation with the committee for training waiters, in order to see that we have no more foreigners mixing cocktails?

Is this one of the students who came in to learn the language?

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether any police record is kept of cases in which a person who has been proved to have been in charge of a motor car while under the influence of drink has been dealt with under the Probation of Offenders Act; and whether he will consider an alteration in the law to pre vent the Probation of Offenders Act in connection with this class of offence from being applicable to persons holding public appointments?

Yes, Sir; records are kept, and statistics of cases so dealt with are included in the annual Returns of Offences relating to motor vehicles which are presented to Parliament. As regards the second part of the question, I should deprecate any suggestion that in the application of the criminal law there should be a differentiation between persons holding public appointments and other persons.

asked the Home Secretary whether he has received a re port from one of his inspectors in connection with the death of a steel erector who fell down a lift shaft at Rea Street, Birmingham; and whether the lift shaft was properly protected?

Yes, Sir. It appears that the erector slipped on stepping on to a plank and fell about three feet on to a staircase and thence unfortunately fell or rolled into the lift shaft through a gap between two girders and the stair. I am advised that the closing up of this gap was impracticable at the stage the work had reached.

asked the Home Secretary how many persons, male and female, respectively, in this country are recorded as missing and untraceable by their relatives in a given period of, say five years?

I regret I am not able to give these figures.

asked the Home Secretary if his attention has been drawn to cases where mine workers who have been suffering from nystagmus have been declared recovered by the medical referee and fit to resume their former occupation, but have been refused employment on the grounds that they are liable to contract nystagmus again; and will he consider amending the Workmen's Compensation Act so as to entitle them to compensation when they can prove they are deprived of employment because of having suffered from this disease?

Nystagmus is not the only injury or disease in view of which employers may be unwilling to take the risk of re-engaging the workman for his old work when he has become physically fit for it; and the question whether in such circumstances it is desirable, and indeed in his own interests, that the workman should be entitled to further compensation is by no means a simple one. Various other proposals have been made for modifying the conditions under which compensation is payable for this disease, and a full inquiry would be necessary before the question of amending legislation could be considered.

Is the Minister aware that the House of Lords on 11th June decided a case of this character and that it is imperative that something should be done, because the men have no right to claim compensation and cannot get work when they are suffering from this disease? Surely the time has come when we should protect men in cases like these?

If I were satisfied that there was a general demand in the mining industry for an inquiry into this subject, I would be prepared to set up a committee.

asked the Secretary for Mines what is the percentage both of fatal and non-fatal accidents at Bedwas Colliery, Monmouthshire; and how do these percentages compare with those for the South Wales coalfield as a whole?

The figures are being got out and if the hon. Member will be good enough to repeat his question next Tuesday, I shall then be able to reply.

asked the Secretary for Mines how many notifiable accidents have occurred at the Bedwas Colliery, Monmouthshire, during the immediately preceding 12 months?

During the 12 months ended 1st June last, the number of nonfatal accidents reported forthwith to the divisional inspector was sixteen.

asked the Secretary for Mines how many fatal accidents have occurred at the Bedwas Colliery, Monmouthshire, during the immediately preceding 12 months?

The number of fatal accidents at this colliery during the 12 months ended 1st June last was six.

asked the Secretary for Mines what is the number of inspections undertaken by His Majesty's inspector at the Bedwas colliery, Monmouthshire, during the 12 months ended the 1st June, 1934?

The number is 39.

asked the Secretary for Mines the number of inspections carried out by the workmen's inspectors, appointed under Section 16 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911, at the Bedwas colliery, Monmouthshire, during the 12 months ended 1st June, 1934?

Reports of eight such inspections have been communicated to the Divisional Inspector of Mines in pursuance of Section 16 of the Act.

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that 4d. per week is being deducted from the wages of the workmen employed at the Bedwas colliery, Monmouthshire, for the purpose of defraying the cost of examination under Section 16 of the Coal Mines Act, 1911; whether he will inquire if the money collected is used for the above-mentioned purpose; and whether the person appointed at the above-named colliery was appointed in accordance with the Coal Mines Act and regulations?

I have made inquiry, and I understand that certain sums are deducted from the wages of the workmen in question by virtue of an agreement between the South Wales Miners' Industrial Union and Benefit Society and the Colliery Company. The total deductions, including Hospital and Insurance contributions, amount in all to one shilling and a halfpenny. The proportion of this total which represents contribution to the cost of Workmen's Examiners is not fourpence but one halfpenny. With regard to the second and third parts of the question, the answer in each case, so far as my information goes, is "Yes."

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education how many local education authorities have submitted schemes for the raising of the school-leaving age to 15; whether any of these schemes have been sanctioned by his Department; and, if so, how many?

Five local education authorities had already made by-laws before 1931 requiring attendance at school up to the age of 15. Since then, application for such a by-law has been made by 10 authorities. Of these, one has been allowed, two have been refused, and the remainder are under consideration.

May I ask what were the grounds for the refusal?

Partly because the educational arrangements were not satisfactory and partly because the areas were not sufficiently self-contained to prevent difficulties of employment arising with neighbouring areas.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Education whether he will ascertain the total cost to the public authorities entailed in the prosecution and conviction of Mr. Finlan, in Birmingham, who was fined for refusing to send his child to a council school at Stretford?

My Noble Friend regrets that it would not be practicable to obtain the information asked for in the question, but the actual cost of the legal proceedings to the local education authority was 5s.

Will the hon. Gentleman give us Finlan's reason for refusing to send his child to a council school?

The position is quite simple. The child has to go to school, and the parent appears to think the nearest Catholic school is too far off. It would be unreasonable to suppose that the local education authority can convey children of every religious denomination to the school of their choice, if the school does not happen to be on their doorstep.

Could not the education authority make provision for people who are not in a position to pay?

I say it is quite impossible to provide motor conveyances to take every child to the school of the parent's choice.

asked the Minister of Health how many new houses or habitations are being built, especially in or near Shoreditch; and what will be the rents payable?

The borough of Shoreditch is in the main built upon and offers few, if any, new sites for the erection of houses. I am, however, aware of proposals for the erection of 208 dwellings in Shoreditch itself or intended for the use of inhabitants of Shoreditch. Of these, 160 are being erected by the London County Council, 24 by the Borough Council and 24 by the Shoreditch Housing Association. The rents in the first two instances will range, exclusive of rates, from 6s. per week upwards. I have no information of the anticipated rents of houses provided by the association.

asked the Minister of Health how many houses there are in Essex Street, Shoreditch, and Crondell Street, Shoreditch, respectively and how many people, including children, live in each house; and whether each family has separate washing convenience and separate facilities for cooking; and what is the approximate average rent paid per family?

I am informed that the number of houses in Essex Street is 58 and the number in Crondell Street is 74; that in Crondell Street there are also 16 flats; that the average number of occupants of a house in these streets is, in Essex Street 21, and in Crondell Street 12; that these houses, which were originally built for occupation by separate families, have not in general been so adapted as to provide, separately for each family now in occupation, the conveniences mentioned; and that the average rents per letting vary from 4 s. 6d. to 15s. per week.

Will these houses come within the definition of being suitable for slum clearance, or are they merely cases of overcrowding?

The information is that they were not considered suitable for inclusion in slum clearance areas, but that action in respect of individual houses is contemplated.

Will the Minister be able to authorise the sanitary inspectors in those areas to make a house-to-house inspection in order to say whether they think the houses are in proper condition?

Is it not the fact that there is nowhere else for these people to live, and that that is the real cause of the overcrowding?

Did I understand the Minister to say that the rents charged were as high as 15s., and has he no power to prevent profiteering?

Whether there is profiteering depends, of course, entirely upon the nature and size of the premises. I have said that the rents vary from 4s. 6d. to 15s. As regards the sanitary inspectors, they certainly have a right to make an inspection, when investigating the nature of the premises.

Can the Minister state the average number of rooms in these houses?

I certainly could not state that without notice. If the hon. Member will give me notice of the question, I will do my best to give him the information he requires.

In view of the Minister's admission as to the extremely unsatisfactory hygienic state of these houses, may I ask whether the Ministry are not considering the possibility of using a large open space at Victoria Park, part of which is already in use and which is nearby, for decanting the people from their homes until the houses have been rebuilt?

That is a proposal which applies to a very much wider area than Crondell Street. The whole question, I understand, has been considered and is being considered by the county council.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will recommend to local authorities concerned the desirability of making an inquiry to ascertain the number of tenants living in council houses subsidised from the rates and taxes, who possess garages and motor cars, with the object of suggesting to them that they should vacate their premises in favour of poorer tenants?

No, Sir. The management of council houses is a matter for which the local authorities concerned are themselves responsible.

Can the Minister say how many councillors who themselves own motor cars and garages live in these houses?

asked the Minister of Health whether he has anything further to report concerning the committee which he intended to set up to consider the construction of tenement buildings or flats on slum sites which have been cleared or are to be cleared?

The constitution of the committee is now on the point of com- pletion, and I hope to be able to announce its membership and terms of reference in the course of the next few days.

asked the Minister of Health the present position with regard to the formation of a joint planning committee between the Staffordshire and Derbyshire County Councils for the preservation of Dovedale; and what the position now is?

I understand that at a recent conference of local authorities in Derbyshire, called by the Derbyshire County Council, a decision was taken to form a joint planning committee for an area comprising the portion of Dovedale which is in Derbyshire. So far as I am aware the two county councils have not yet discussed the question of combining to form a joint committee for planning purposes.

asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, as the result of the operation of the meat quota, there has been a large increase in the importation of meat from which the bones and other tissues of little value have been removed; and whether, in view of the fact that this meat cannot be examined on arrival as to its freedom from disease, he will take steps to include it in the schedule of prohibited meat under the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations?

I am aware of the increase in the imports of boneless meat. The importation of boneless meat which affords insufficient means of identification with definite parts of a carcase is already prohibited by the Imported Food Regulations, and official certificates of inspection at the time of slaughter are required, subject to certain exceptions, with any imported meat less than the whole carcase. On public health grounds, therefore, I do not consider it necessary to take the action proposed.

Is it not possible that these pieces of boned meat may have been cut from carcases which would have been condemned in this country?

If my hon. Friend will consider the terms of my answer, he will find that, as regards parts which are unidentifiable, certificates as to the state of the meat are required.

Does that apply to "boneless wonders"?

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if his attention has been drawn to the death of Sir James Knott, who amassed a fortune in the North of England and left £5,000,000, which sum in its entirety escapes Death Duties payable in the United Kingdom due to the fact that he had abandoned his English domicile and acquired a domicile in Jersey; can he say whether the beneficiaries under the will propose to voluntarily pay duty as though the English domicile had been retained; and whether it is the intention to take steps to prevent such evasions at the expense of the community in future?

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether his attention has been called to another case of the evasion of Death Duties by a testator taking up residence in Jersey in the final years of his life; and whether he will consider introducing legislation to deal with cases of this nature?

My attention has been drawn to the case to which my hon. Friends refer; but, as they will appreciate, I am not prepared to disclose information as to the position in regard to taxation in a particular case. They may, however, rest assured that the subject of avoidance, not merely of Death Duties, but of taxation generally, is not overlooked, and that, should the necessity arise, appropriate action in the matter will be taken.

Would my right hon. Friend consider introducing legislation to invalidate domicile abroad for a period of 10 years prior to death, and thus overcome this point?

Will the right hon. Gentleman bear in mind the line by a former Poet Laureate:

"It may be we shall touch the Happy Isles."

Bad as this case is as regards the country generally, is it not especially bad in view of the area from which the fortune was taken?

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he has any means of caculating the amount of credits held in this country by German nationals; and the approximate amount?

If the question refers to credits due to German nationals, the answer to the first part is in the negative. The second part does not, therefore, arise.

asked the Minister of Agriculture the quantity of butter imported, the quantity produced in Great Britain, and the average price of butter in each of the years 1928 to 1933?

As the reply consists of statistical tables, I propose, with the hon. Member's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of fat cattle imported into Great Britain from the Irish Free State and from Northern Ireland, respectively, for the latest four weeks for which figures are available, and for the corresponding four weeks last year?

Imports of fat cattle shipped from Irish Free State ports to Great Britain in the four weeks ended 16th June, 1934, recorded in connection with the Cattle (Import Regulation) Order, were as follow:

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he is aware that, notwithstanding the temporary arrangement with those foreign countries which export eggs to this country, to restrict imports from 15th March to 14th September, the low level of prices of home-produced eggs has not only continued but become more serious; whether, having regard to the circumstances that it is calculated that there will be an increase of from 15 per cent. to 20 per cent. in the price of feeding stuffs, and that there will be a considerable increase in the supply of eggs from Australia and South Africa, which though cold stored can under the existing law be put on the market as new laid eggs, he will reconsider the desirability of putting into operation some definite measure of restriction until the poultry industry has had sufficient time to consider and act upon the recommendations of Dr. Addison's Report; and whether he has any statement to make?

Prices of home-produced eggs have in fact advanced in recent weeks in accordance with the normal seasonal trend at this time of the year, being for National Mark standards 11s. per great hundred on 18th June as compared with 8s. 3d. per great hundred on 13th March, although the latest prices are somewhat lower than for the corresponding period of 1933. I do not know on what grounds my hon. Friend bases his assumption that there will be a rise of from 15 per cent. to 20 per cent. in the price of feeding stuffs, but the index number for May for feeding stuffs was 82, which was one point lower than the previous month, and three points below the figure for May, 1933. As regards the present arrangements for the regulation of imports of eggs in shell, I made a full statement in reply to the hon. Member for Mid-Bedford (Mr. Lennox-Boyd) on 26th June, a copy of which I am sending to my hon. Friend.

asked the Minister of Agriculture (1) whether he has yet considered the resolution recently passed by the council of the National Farmers' Union, and sent to him, calling his attention to the position that his policy aiming at an improvement of the condition of agriculture is jeopardised by the fact that the beef situation, instead of showing any sign of improvement, is steadily growing worse, with the result that breeders and feeders are in a precarious position, and asking him to take steps to place the livestock industry on a remunerative basis and in that connection to impose further restrictions on meat imports and to tighten up the administration of import restrictions; and whether he has any statement to make;

I have received the resolutions to which my hon. Friend refers. I am not yet in a position to make a statement.

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of alcohol, distilled from molasses, to be used as motor fuel, in this country during the first five months of this year, or such shorter period as figures are available for, and the corresponding figures for the last two years?

The quantities of power methylated spirits issued during the first three months in each of the years 1932, 1933 and 1934 were respectively 6,045, 26,308 and 148,045 bulk gallons.

asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, in view of his decision of 25th June to allow various bodies to continue to hold garden fetes and theatrical performances in the Botanical Gardens, Regent's Park, at a time when the new rose and flower gardens are at their best, he will minimise the inconvenience caused to the general public through the booths and other erections by allocating for such entertainments an area other than that containing the flower gardens in the enclosed area of the Botanical Gardens?

I would point out to my hon. Friend that the open air theatre involves no interference with the enjoyment of the rose and flower gardens by the public, and I would remind him that, in my reply of the 25th June to my hon. Friend the Member for West Fulham (Sir C. Cobb), I stated that I had no intention of allowing any considerable extension of the existing practice under which I give permission for two garden fetes in the course of a year. On these two days public access to the rose garden is maintained, but it is unfortunately impossible to preserve such access to the flower gardens during the fetes, and I cannot allocate any other area for the purpose.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any appeal has been made from the sentence of one month's imprisonment imposed upon the Arab Jemal Husseini for arousing riots; if so, when it will be heard; and whether bail has been allowed?

Jamal el Husseini was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment with hard labour. He has appealed, and bail has been granted pending the hearing of the appeal, which will take place on the 2nd July.

May I ask why there is this difference between Jemal Husseini and Achi Meir? Is it an example of British justice in Palestine?

I do not think it is proper for the right hon. and gallant Gentleman to ask questions of that kind, and certainly it would be most improper for me to comment on the conduct of justice in either the one case or the other.

Will the right hon. Gentleman see that equal justice is handed out both to Arab and to Jew in Palestine?

The right hon. and gallant Gentleman has no business to make an insinuation of that kind against the judiciary, which carries out English principles of justice in every case.

The right hon. Gentleman has no business to attempt to teach me my business in looking after British interests.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether American subjects as well as British subjects enjoy the right of being able to take up Palestinian citizenship without sacrificing their rights as American citizens?

This is a matter of United States law on which I cannot express an opinion.

Is it not a fact that United States citizens have a right to vote in Tanganyika, and I think in Kenya, and in that case is it not a matter for the mandatary Power rather than for the United States Government?

I must ask for notice with regard to other areas. As far as the original question is concerned, I am asked whether in certain events individuals sacrifice their rights as American citizens. I do not think anyone speaking here could undertake to define those rights.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he has any information as to the statement issued by the British Union of Fascists in Malta at the command of Sir Oswald Mosley that, under the rule of the British Union of Fascists, the Italian language is to be taught in the schools as well as the Maltese and English languages; and if he will inquire into the matter?

I have seen a newspaper report to this effect. I hardly think the matter is worth a special inquiry.

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman if he saw in that statement, which was supplied by the Reuter agency, the further explanation that:

"The British Union of Fascists anticipate no difficulties in this connection, in view of the present great friendship and intimate understanding between the Italian Fascist Government and the British Union of Fascists";

No, Sir, I really do not think that an irresponsible statement by Fascists is a matter of very great importance.

Is not this just one more example of the non-British origin of this organisation?

asked the Minister of Labour if he is aware that many workers in Scotland, Wales, and England will be forced to take annual holidays without pay, which loss of income will seriously affect their households; and, in view of these circum-stances, will he consider the advisability of introducing legislation making it compulsory for all workers to have 14 days' annual holiday with pay?

In various industries in Great Britain there are collective agreements containing provision for paid holidays, but I am aware that many workers falling outside the scope of these agreements have no such provision. In regard to the question of introducing legislation on the matter, I have nothing to add to the reply given to the hon. Member on 13th July, 1933.

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that I and other Members of Parliament are looking forward with pleasurable anticipation to our holidays, and that we are to be paid? What is good for us is surely good for the majority of the workers?

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether a licence is required for the export of the following munitions of war: warships, tanks, heavy artillery and aeroplanes?

Licences from the Board of Trade are required in connection with the export of tanks and heavy artillery. Specific licences are not necessary for unarmed aeroplanes which, under an open general export licence, may be exported to any destination other than Abyssinia. If an aeroplane is armed, an export licence is required in respect of the armament. Licences, which are issued by the Admiralty, are required for the export of warships.

asked the Minister of Transport whether, in view of the fact that the London County Council have now decided to abolish Waterloo Bridge, he will consider making a grant from the Road Fund towards the construction of the new bridge?

No, Sir.

asked the Minister of Transport whether the statistics of accidents in built-up areas quoted in the report on fatal road accidents are accidents which occurred in areas where buildings actually abutted on to the road or in areas where a system of street lighting existed, as described in Clause 1 of the Road Traffic Bill now before the House?

The report to which my hon. Friend refers was based on information given by chief constables who were asked to state in respect of each fatal road accident whether or not it occurred in a built-up area. When the returns were made, Clause 1 of the Road Traffic Bill, 1934, had not been drafted and the distinction between built-up and other areas was left to the judgment of the chief constables concerned.

Am I to understand that the accidents reported in these statistics were in real built-up areas and not hypothetical ones?

My hon. and gallant Friend may understand what he likes.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty when, and why, the German fleet was invited to visit Portsmouth; when they will arrive; when will they go; and are the officers or men to be allowed to come to London also?

The first part of the question is based upon a misapprehension. The German fleet has not been invited to visit Portsmouth, and is not doing so. Two German cruisers are paying an informal visit to Portsmouth from 11th to 15th July. For a visit of this kind, under an arrangement agreed with Germany in February, 1932, and following general international practice, an invitation is neither given nor expected. It is merely notified to the country visited. The present visit was notified on 6th June. The answer to the last part of the question is in the affirmative.

In view of the revelations in the Press this morning, is it not rather foolish to allow these people to come to London and Portsmouth?

In view of the fact that association with sailors of any nation is the best way of getting friendly relations with that nation, should not we not only allow these men to come to London but invite them?

As I have said, it is not a question of invitation. While this is the first visit of German ships to this country since the War, our ships have paid several visits and have always received the most cordial welcome, and it would be a gross breach of hospitality not to extend to them a similar welcome.

Is the swastika flag going to be hoisted on English territory?

What is the object of the German fleet coming into British waters, and is not the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Germans are building armies and fleets for the purpose of knocking Europe to pieces?

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he is aware that the decision of the Department of Education to hand over the administration of Marr College, Troon, to an ad hoc body under which the college would be opened to pupils from all parts is resented by people in Troon, as the Marr bequest was left for the education of children resident in Troon; and will he consider the advisability of introducing a Bill to bring the college under public control and management?

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. and gallant Member for Ayr Burghs (Lieut.-Colonel Moore) on 19th June, 1934, in which my right hon. Friend pointed out that the Town Council of Troon and the Trustee had lodged strong objections against the transference of the college to the county council as education authority. In these circumstances, my right hon. Friend sees no reason for taking any such action as is suggested in the last part of the question. I am not aware that there is any intention to admit to the college pupils from all parts to the exclusion of the children of Troon.