§ MR. J. MAINS (Donegal, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1) how many meetings have been held by the Croagh Dispensary Committee, Ballycastle, North Antrim, during the past year, and what has been the average attendance at each meeting; (2) if the secretary always writes the minutes, or does the medical officer perform that duty; and (3) if it is true that some of the members have never attended any meeting since their election by the board of guardians?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. J. MORLEY,) Newcastle upon TyneThe Secretary to the Dispensary Committes reports—(1) that five, committee meetings have been held during the past year, the average attendance at each meeting being 3.4; (2) the secretary always writes the minutes when present, and to his knowledge the medical officer never does so; (3) two of the members of the committee have never attended any meeting since their election by the guardians.