§ SIR FREDERICK W. HEYGATEasked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Whether he can now state to the House what augmentation is proposed to be made to the salaries of the Assistant Barristers in Ireland, in consequence of the additional duties thrown upon them by the Irish Land Act?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. DOWSE)said, he was not in a position to state what augmentation it was proposed to make to the salaries of the chairmen of counties in Ireland. A full Return on the subject not being in the possession of the Government it was impossible to come to any definite conclusion this year with respect to it. He might, at the same time, state that he was authorized to say that whatever augmentation might be proposed next Session would include the present financial year, so that the chairmen would not be losers by the delay which would occur.