§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Dublin Co., S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What work is performed in the Collector of Rates' Office; if there are 10 clerks employed there, with salaries ranging from £150 to £700 a-year; and, if a lieutenant of Militia has been lately appointed to assist them, what his salary is, and what his occupation?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. HOLMES) (Dublin University)(who replied) said: The work of the Department is that imposed upon it by the statute—namely, the collection 1547 of the various rates imposed within the City of Dublin. The work could not be described in detail within the limits of the answer to a Question. The office staff consists of nine clerks, with salaries ranging from £90 to £400 a-year. To meet a temporary pressure, an assistant clerk has been employed for a period not to exceed two months. He is conversant with the work of the office, having been employed there before in a similar capacity. This gentleman holds a commission as lieutenant in an Irish Militia regiment; but there is no likelihood of his duties to his regiment interfering with his limited official engagement.