§ MR. KENNYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he will state under what statute or power the Lord Lieutenant granted leave of absence to Mr. Clifford Lloyd, without the requirements of the Civil Service Regulations being complied with, viz. the production of a medical certificate to entitle Mr. Clifford Lloyd to such leave of absence; if he will state for what time the leave of absence has been granted; and, if it is a fact that Mr. Lloyd's name appears on the published list of Resident Magistrates, and in the first class?
§ MR. TREVELYANA medical certificate is not requisite Tinder the regulations of the Civil Service, unless the 351 leave granted to the officer be sick leave, which allows pay. Leave without pay is often granted to Civil servants for their own private business, on due cause being shown to the Head of the Department, and still oftener is such leave granted for the benefit of some Colonial or Foreign Government. The leave granted to Mr. Lloyd was for six months, from the 15th of September last, and it is His Excellency's intention to extend it. Mr. Lloyd's name is retained on the list of Resident Magistrates in the first class.