§ MR. GIBSONasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the Government will distinctly represent to the Irish Land Commission that it is not just or expedient to employ Assistant Commissioners to act as Judges in the localities with which they are or have been recently connected by residence, profession, or occupation?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, the Land Commissioners inform me they do not consider that the fact that a barrister has been in the habit of going on a particular Circuit disqualifies him in any way from acting as an Assistant Commissioner within that Circuit. With regard to the points of residence and occupation, I have been corresponding with the Commissioners, and when the correspondence has come to a result I will let the right hon. and learned Gentleman know, in order that he may have the opportuity of putting a Question on the matter.
§ MR. GIBSONinquired, whether any representation would be made in reference to those Assistant Commissioners, who would be returning to their professional practice in the districts they were now operating in after a few months?
§ MR. TREVELYAN, in reply, said, he would submit the letter containing the Land Commissioners' opinions on that subject.