§ MR. M. J. KENNY (Tyrone, Mid)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If Mr. Thomas Hewson, B.L., has applied for the position of Resident Magistrate; if his name is on the list of candidates; and, if there is any intention on the part of the Irish Government to appoint him to the position indicated?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said, he understood that Mr. Thomas Hewson had applied to the Government for the appointment of Resident Magistrate, and his name had been, in the ordinary course, submitted as a candidate, without in any way entering into the merits of the case. The Government, in accordance with the general practice, declined to declare how they exercised the discretionary powers vested in them with regard to such, matters.
§ MR. M. J. KENNYgave Notice that he would call attention to the proposed intention of the appointment of this man as a Resident Magistrate in Ireland on the Chief Secretary's Vote.