§ Mr. P. M'DONALD (Sligo, N.)asked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether the Irish Bankruptcy Court and the Lords of the Treasury refuse public access to the List of Unclaimed Dividends; whether the Irish Bankruptcy Judges have given any instructions to the officials of their Court as to the proper and periodic examination of the List; and, if not, whether such instruc- 1580 tions will now be given; whether the total amount of unclaimed dividends reaches the sum of £40,000; and, what means, if any, are taken for the due payment of this derelict fund?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. HOLMES) (Dublin University), in reply, said, the unclaimed dividends in a particular estate can be ascertained, but that a general examination of these Lists was not allowed by the Irish Bankruptcy Court, or by the Lords of the Treasury. There was a yearly examination; but he was not aware that any specific instructions had been given by the Judges. The total amount was about £44,000, of which about £34,000 had been transferred to the Commissioners for the reduction of the National Debt.