HC Deb 04 April 1882 vol 268 cc671-2
MR. SEXTON

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he has conferred the appointment of Poor Law and Grand Jury Auditor on a Mr. Croker, of Ballinagarde, county Limerick; if Mr. Croker has ever held any other office in the Civil Service; if he possesses a certificate of qualification from the Civil Service Commissioners; if not, what test of qualification and fitness was obtained in his case, what examination he underwent, how many candidates there were for the office, and how many members of the existing staff of the Local Government Board were eligible for and applied for the appointment; and, on what grounds he set aside their applications and selected a person from outside the Civil Service?

THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. PORTER)

, in reply, said, he understood that Mr. Croker had been appointed to this position, although not on the Staff of the Local Government Board. The same was the case with the last three persons appointed; but his appointment was made subject to his obtaining a Civil Service certificate. Mr. Croker was selected from the other candidates, as he was the best qualified, having been a bank clerk of many years' standing, and eminently fitted for the position.