Another clause of the Bill makes provision for a Com-
mission of three, presided over by a lawyer, to determine the best mode of interpreting and giving effect to the trust- deeds under which non-provided schools are held, if and when the trustees of such schools are unable to come to terms with the local authorities. Schools held on trusts admitting a non-educational use could be either kept open without assistance from public funds or could be closed, but schools dedicated in perpetuity to education must either be kept open or be appropriated to such uses as the law might decide. As regards finance, Mr. Birrell declared that a further annual grant of one million pounds was to be given and distributed in aid of the local Education-rate. Part II. of the Bill dealt with the educational endowments, and there were also various administrative reforms, including the power of devolution, and provision for a separate Council for Wales.
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