§ MR. T. D. SULLIVAN (Donegal, W.)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, out of 17 collectors of Inland Revenue of the first class, one only is an Irishman—namely, the collector in Dublin; and whether, in the event of the Dublin collection becoming vacant by the retirement of Mr. Randal M'Carthy, the present collector, he will see that the claims of Irishmen in the service are fully considered?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir M. HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.The Board of Inland Revenue have no record of the nationality of the Collectors in their service; and, in making appointments to that grade, they select the officer who is, in their judgment, best qualified for the particular post to be filled, without regard to his nationality.