§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, E.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with regard to the proposed increase to the salaries of the Irish prison officials, What grades are to be excluded, and for what reason; and, whether the increase will be in proportion to their former pay, or on what basis is it to be calculated?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. HOLMES) (Dublin University)(who replied) said: I am informed that the proposed scheme of increase of salary of the Irish prison officials does not include deputy governors, chief warders, clerks, female officers, or officers in the Convict Department, these cases not having been included in the recommendation of the Royal Commission. The Chief Secretary has already stated that the increase is not a proportional one; but it would be impossible to give the details within the limits of an answer to a Question.