§ MR. R. POWER (Waterford)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, with respect to the case of Mr. J. G. Fitzgerald, late District Inspector under the Board of National Education, any correspondence has taken place between Mr. Trevelyan, when Chief Secretary for Ireland, and the Board of National Education, in reference to a question regarding Mr. Fitzgerald's alleged wrongful dismissal put by an honourable Member in the year 1884; whether, in consequence of a deputation consisting of eight Members of this House having waited, in May 1885, on the then Chief Secretary (Mr. Campbell-Bannerman), to ask for an inquiry into Mr. Fitzgerald's case, any correspondence took place between the Board of National Education and the Chief Secretary; whether, by the Order of the Board of National Education, dated 30th June 1885, all correspondence on the subject of Mr. Fitzgerald's dismissal was ordered to be printed, and a copy furnished to each Commissioner; and, whether the correspondence with the two Chief Secretaries referred to finds no place in the document which was printed; and, if this is so, will he state who is responsible for so important an omission, and will he lay upon the Table a copy of the Board's Order of 30th June 1885, and copies of the correspondence with the two Chief Secretaries, omitted to be printed in compliance with the Order of the Board of National Education?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.)There is no record, as I am informed, in the Commissioners' Office of any such 1087 correspondence as that mentioned in the Question. It would be merely in the form of memoranda of information which would be sent to the Chief Secretary for the time being, showing the facts stated; but a copy of it would not be in the hands of the Commissioners. The official Paper containing a copy of the Order of the 13th of June, 1885, has been laid before the House.