§ CAPTAIN M'CALMONT (Antrim, E.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether the Inspectors of Weights and Measures in Ireland have received any remuneration for their services during the past financial year, in accordance with the Inspector General's Circular of 3rd July, 1891; if not, what is the cause of the delay, when the ex-officio Inspectors will be paid, and if the shares will be distributed as in 1892?
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. MUNDELLA,) Sheffield, BrightsideThe ex-officio Inspectors of Weights and Measures have not yet, I understand, received their remuneration for the financial year to March 31 last, the reason for the delay being due to the settlement of certain preliminaries. The claims are now being investigated, and the Inspector General expects that payments will be made before the end of the present month.