§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury what steps it is proposed to take in regard to the sum of £25,000 voted towards the expenses of a 763 British and Irish section at the World's Fair, Chicago; will any portion of the amount be allocated towards enabling Irish exhibitors to take part in the Exhibition; and whether the Government will consider the desirability of appointing some gentlemen of experience in connection with Irish trade and manufactures on the Committee which it is proposed to appoint?
SIR JOHN GOESTThe £25,000 was a grant in aid given to the Royal Commission for the Exhibition formed of the Council of the Society of Arts as a supplement to the revenue to be derived by the Royal Commission from other sources. The administration of the total sum is in the discretion of the Royal Commission. The precedents of all former exhibitions will be followed, and Irish exhibitors will have precisely the same facilities as British. There is no Committee to be appointed.
§ MR. O'KELLYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that it is the intention of the promoters of the Chicago Exhibition that they will have a special Irish section; can he say whether Ireland's share of this Vote will be devoted to that Irish section?