§ MR. LONSDALETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether powers have been given to governors of gaols in Ireland to remit a portion of a period of imprisonment awarded in default of paying a certain fine when a portion of such fine has been paid; and, if so, by whose order has this been done, and by what authority has such order been made.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) This matter is regulated by the Fine or Imprisonment (Scotland and Ireland) Act, 1899, which extends to Scotland and Ireland the powers already given in England by the Prisons Act, 1898.
§ MR. LONSDALETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether fines paid to the police under 22 and 23 Vict., c. 92, s. 19, are paid to a common fund and not given to the individual constable who is the means of bringing an offender to justice; and, if so, whether he will state by what authority does the Inspector-General require these fines to be paid to the credit of a common fund.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) Under Section 49 of the Constabulary (Ireland) Act, 1830, all penalties awarded by justices to members of the Royal Irish Constabulary must be paid into the Constabulary Force Fund, formerly called the Reward Fund.