§ MR. M'CARTHY DOWNINGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Why the Admiralty (Ireland) Act of 1876, extending the jurisdiction of the Recorders of Cork and Belfast has not been brought into operation, and when the procedure under the Act will be established?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH, in reply, said, copies of the "Rules and Orders for the Local Courts of Admiralty in Ireland" were forwarded some time back by the Lord Chancellor of Ireland to the Recorders of Cork and Belfast and the Northern Law Society of Belfast, for their observations, which have only been received by the Lord Chancellor within the last day or two. He informs me that he has now sent the amended copies to the Judge of the Court of Admiralty and the Queen's Advocate, in order that they may be finally approved by them. As soon as this has been done the Rules and Orders will be complete; but until the Treasury have approved of the alterations which have been suggested in the scale of fees, it will be hardly possible for the Act of last Session to come into operation.