HC Deb 17 July 1893 vol 14 cc1713-4

Resolution reported; That it is expedient to authorise the payment, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom,—

  1. (a) of salaries, pensions, and gratuities to Judges, Land Commissioners, County Court Judges, and officers of the Civil Service, and other officials who are in receipt of salaries paid out of moneys voted by Parliament; and
  2. (b.) of salaries, gratuities, and pensions to the Royal Irish Constabulary and Dublin Metropolitan Police, together with the expenditure incidental thereto,
in pursuance of any Act of the present Session to amend the provision for the Government of Ireland."—(Mr. J. Morley.)

MR. A. J. BALFOUR (Manchester, E.)

I do not wish to delay the confirmation of the Resolution; but it is possible the Chief Secretary may think this is a convenient and desirable opportunity to make his promised statement with regard to the Civil servants and the Police.

MR. J. MORLEY

In reference to what occurred on this matter on Friday night, when the right hon. Gentleman suggested that the Civil servants and the Constabulary should be allowed to lay their views before the House, as, although the right hon. Gentleman was good enough to say I should do them as much justice as I could, yet the fact remained that I was more or less opposed to them, I have on consideration thought that the best course is to prepare a short statement of the cases made out by the Civil servants and the officers of the Constabulary, and to lay before the Committee, in a short time, the points raised and the criticisms made upon the proposals of the Government. The document so prepared is in type, and will be obtainable in the Vote Office this evening. I do not think this is a convenient occasion to go into the matter, because the case of the Constabulary is one of extreme importance, and involves a good many other points besides financial considerations. Therefore it will be more convenient that I should make a general statement upon Clause 27 or Clause 28.

Resolution agreed to.