§ MR. MACARTNEY (Antrim, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord 1180 Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, having regard to the additional and very onerous duties imposed upon Poor Law officials in Ireland under the Franchise Acts of 1885, and to the great reluctance manifested by Boards of Guardians to vote adequate remuneration in such cases, the Government proposes to make a grant on this account for the present year as was done in 1885?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.)The Local Government Board do not find that Boards of Guardians generally are disinclined to afford fair remuneration to the Poor Law officials for the duties in question, and it is not proposed this year to ask Parliament to pass a Vote, as was done in the very exceptional circumstances of last year.