§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he will consent to a Return of Landed Proprietors (Ireland) for 1886, in the same form as that ordered to be printed 23rd April, 1872, No. 167?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)The Return referred to was compiled mainly through the agency of the Inspectors under the Local Government Board; and these officers are now so fully occupied that, without an increase to their numbers, the preparation of a similar Return could not be undertaken at present. I am not satisfied that there is any such necessity for the information as would justify me in asking the House to agree to a special Vote for the purpose.