§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether there are any fixed hours during which it is the duty of Petty Sessions Clerks to attend at their offices; whether serious inconvenience to the public results from the irregular attendance of Petty Sessions Clerks in many districts; and, whether he will enforce reasonable attendance where such public inconvenience is shown?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, I am informed that, in the most important districts, the magistrates arrange the time for the attendance of Petty Sessions Clerks, and record the fact if any officer does not give his services for a reasonable time. Complaints are very rarely made of any inconvenience arising to the public from the non-attendance of the clerks. Where such complaints are made, and if, when investigated, found to be well founded, their attendance would be insisted upon. If the hon. Member knows of any case, I shall be happy to have the matter inquired into.