§ MR. T. A. DICKSONasked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Whether in any Registration Bill to be brought in for the purpose of placing on the registries the great numbers of additional voters entitled to the franchise, provision will be made for the remuneration of clerks of unions, rate collectors, and other officials, for their greatly increased duties, and if the Bill will provide that 90 the expense shall not fall upon the ratepayers?
§ MR. CALLANsaid, he wished, at the same time, to ask the hon. and learned Gentleman, Whether he will make arrangements in the Bill for utilizing and continuing the services of the Town Clerks of the eighteen "liberated" boroughs of Ireland, or compensate the clerks for the loss of their emoluments in connection with the registration?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. WALKER),in reply, said, he would refer to the Question on the Paper—that of the hon. Member (Mr. Dickson). The matter was at present under the consideration of the Government, and he would ask his hon. Friend to postpone his Question.