§ MR. BUTCHER () YorkI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the number of Civil assistants employed in connection with the Ordnance Survey in Ireland is about 245, and the number of labourers employed in that connection is about 120; and whether, in the event of the Government of Ireland Bill, 1893, becoming law, it is proposed that these Civil assistants and labourers shall be in the employment of the Imperial Government or of the Irish Government; and, if of the 1349 Irish Government, whether any provision has been made by the Government of Ireland Bill with a view of providing pensions or gratuities to the above-mentioned persons?
MR. J. MORLEYThe number of men employed on the Survey in Ireland comprises 36 Civil assistants, 366 temporary Civil assistants, and 198 labourers. These persons are officers in the Public Service within the meaning of Clause 25 of the Bill, serving in Ireland, and if not retained in the Imperial Service they will be entitled to continue during the transitional period, unless they either resign or are removed, and if they resign or are removed they will be entitled to the pensions or gratuities provided by the clause.