§ MR. W. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether there are any regular brick and stone layers employed by the Board of Works at Kingstown Harbour; are the walls on the East Pier being built by stonecutters; and, will he order that regular tradesmen be employed, and that the scale of wages usually paid by employers be paid to them by the Board of Works?
§ MR. HANBURYI understand that there is constant employment on Kingstown Harbour works for masons, not for bricklayers. The masonry wall, which is the only wall in course of construction on the East Pier, is being built by masons. Skilled artisans are employed on all work requiring skilled labour, and they are paid at the various rates usually paid for similar employment in the locality.