HC Deb 20 March 1894 vol 22 c686
MR. FIELD

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Government will appoint a Committee to inquire into the necessity of a Board of Agriculture for Ireland; and whether he is aware that such a Committee sat previous to the establishment of the Board of Agriculture for Great Britain?

MR. J. MORLEY

I answered a similar question on the 14th of March. It certainly is not my intention to ask the House to appoint a Committee to inquire into the necessity of a Board of Agriculture for Ireland until the inquiry into the working of the Land Acts has been completed.

MR. FIELD

The point is, will the Government favourably consider the matter?

MR. J. MORLEY

I have told the hon. Member more than once that the Government have had it under consideration.

MR. CLANCY (Dublin Co., N.)

When will the Select Committee be appointed?

MR. J. MORLEY

The Order of Reference has been on the Paper some time, and the delay in appointing the Committee is due to no fault of mine. There are, however, difficulties for the moment in the way of the nomination of Members, and those difficulties do not arise on this side of the House.