§ SIR ARTHUR GUINNESSasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Whether it is his intention during this Session to introduce any Bill dealing with the legal powers of the Collector General of Rates for the City of Dublin; and, if so, whether he will previously institute an offi- 774 cial inquiry into the present working of the Collector General's office?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS - BEACHSir, a Bill extending the legal powers of the Collector General of Rates for the City of Dublin in certain points has been recommended to me by the Town Council, the two Boards of Guardians of the North and South Dublin Unions, and the Collector General himself. It is very possible that some such legislation as has been recommended is advisable; but from the evidence taken by the Select Committee on Local Government and Taxation of Towns in Ireland last Session, I am inclined to think that some improvement might also also be made in the direction suggested by my hon. Friend, and I will consider whether such an inquiry should be instituted.