§ MR. MAURICE HEALY (Cork)asked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether the provisions of the 20 & 21 Vict., c. 60, s. 350, and of General Order 245, both requiring an official assignee to account once in every six months in every bankruptcy and arrangement matter, were observed by the late Mr. C. H. James; whether they are observed by the present official assignees; whether any, and, if so, what, steps have been taken to insure that the irregularities proved against Mr. James will not be repeated by the existing officials; whether the powers given by the 20 & 21 Vict., c. 60, s. 21, of making Rules to regulate the audit of official assignees' accounts have ever been put in force; and, whether there is any reason why the accounts of official assignees should not be audited periodically by a public auditor?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. HOLMES) (Dublin University), in reply, said, he was informed, with regard to the first paragraph, that such a Rule was only observed in some cases. Steps had been taken to put in force the powers referred to in the third paragraph. A Committee some time ago drew up certain recommendations, which were being carried out, and a satisfactory mode of auditing would, he hoped, be adopted.
§ MR. P. M'DONALD (Sligo, N.)asked if the Report of the recent defalcations would shortly be laid on the Table?
§ MR. HOLMESwas unable to say when such Report would be presented.