§ MR. SEXTON (Belfast, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury when the actuaries were appointed to investigate the condition of the Irish Teachers' Pension Fund; who are the actuaries; have they made any Report; when are they likely to complete their function; whether the Papers will be presented before the end of the Session; and whether the Reports of 1885 and 1891 can be presented now?
SIR JOHN GORSTThe Committee was appointed in February, and consist of the superintendent of the Teachers' Pension Office and the actuaries to the Friendly Societies Registry and the National Debt Office. The Committee have agreed to a preliminary Memorandum, the effect of which is given in the Paper presented to Parliament in March last; but I do not expect that the complete Report will be ready before the end of next month. The answer to question five depends upon the length of the Session. The Report of 1885 was laid before Parliament in the same year, and I have already explained that it would be inconvenient to lay the Report of 1891 on the Table unaccompanied by that of the Committee.