§ SIR T. ESMONDE (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury if the Inspectors of the Board of Works in Ireland have twice presented Memorials to the heads of their Department for transmission to the Treasury, praying the Treasury to re-consider the Memorial presented by these officers in December, 1892, and the Treasury's answer thereto; and if these Memorials have been received by the Treasury; if not, for what reason?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. T. HIBBERT,) OldhamI am informed that the statement in the first paragraph is correct. The Board of Works have not transmitted the Memorials to the Treasury. It is entirely in the discretion of the Board to forward them or not, but no doubt they would consider before doing so, whether any new circumstances had arisen since the last application was refused which would justify a fresh appeal to the Treasury.