§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1) whether he can state when he proposes to introduce his Bill for the amalgamation of Poor Law Unions in Ireland; (2) whether, as it is proposed to appoint a small Commission under the Bill to decide what unions it is best to amalgamate, this Commission would be such as could hold inquiries at convenient centres in Ireland to determine that question; and, (3) whether the proposed Bill would contain a clause to prevent the deportation or transference of paupers from England and Scotland to Ireland?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThis Bill is ready, and could be introduced any day after midnight. The Commission which it is contemplated to appoint in connection with the Bill, would have power to make local inquiry. The answer to the third paragraph is in the negative?