§ MR. DALTON (Donegal, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether it is the intention of the Government to call in the services of the Irish National School teachers to fill Census Returns, as in former years; and whether, in that case, the work being in addition to their ordinary legitimate labour, for which they are admittedly underpaid, they will be given the remuneration allowed to the Government Census clerks for similar work?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURIrish National School teachers who are in charge of schools will be required, under the authority of the Census Act (in common with the heads of all other educational establishments), to furnish Returns similar to those obtained in 1861, 1871, and 1881. No remuneration is provided by the statute for these duties, and none has ever been given. No similar work is done by Government Census clerks.