§ MR. O'KELLYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is true that Mr. James Callaghan, late master baker in the Castlerea Union Workhouse, applied to be superannuated while in the service of the union; whether it is true that notice was duly taken of the application by the Board of Guardians, and a motion on the subject made before Mr. Callaghan left the service of the union; whether the Board of Guardians voted a superannuation allowance of £10 per annum in recompense of twenty-four years of faithful service; whether the Local Government Board, in refusing to sanction this allowance, decided on the merits of the case or on a mere technicality; and, whether Mr. Callaghan had failed to do any act, or did any act, which in equity deprived him of a claim to superannuation?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. W. M. JOHNSON)The Chief Secretary for Ireland is prevented by public affairs from attending at the House of Commons at Question time tonight, and I am asked to request those hon. Members who have addressed Questions to him to postpone them until tomorrow night?