§ MR. BLANE (Armagh, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Local Government Inspector, Colonel Spaight, has reported that the schoolmaster of Newtownards Union and the clerk of Lisburn Union, the latter it is stated being eighty-four years of age, are unfit to discharge the duties of their respective offices; and in view of the responsible and important nature of the duties which the schoolmaster and clerk of a Union are required to discharge, whether the Local Government Board will call upon these officers to tender their resignations; and, if not, what action do they propose to take in regard to their Inspector's Report?
§ *THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. JACKSON,) Leeds, N.It appears that the schoolmaster at Newtownards is suffering from bronchitis following upon an attack of influenza, and he has been granted leave of absence on the recommendation of the medical officer of the Union. As to the clerk of the Lisburn Union, I answered a question on the 16th inst. put to me by the hon. Member for South Down (Mr. McCartan), and perhaps the hon. Member will be good enough to refer to my answer given then.