§ MR. MAURICE HEALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state how many lay Assistant Commissioners and court valuers at present hold office under the Irish Land Commission, and how many of them respectively are allocated to the several duties of fixing rents pursuant to originating notice, valuing for the purpose of appeal to Chief Commission from Sub-Commission, valuing for the purpose of ordinary land purchase transactions, and valuing for the purpose of land purchase under section 40 of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1896?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe present staff of lay Assistant Commissioners numbers 77. This includes Court Valuers. There are also three supplementary temporary lay Assistant Commissioners to take the place, for the time being, of any of the regular staff who may be absent from duty through illness or other special cause. The duties referred to are allocated amongst the 77 Jay Assistant Com- 496 missioners as follows:—Twelve are employed in valuing for the Commissioners in Appeal cases; twelve are employed inspecting in Land Purchase cases, including cases under 40th section of Land Act of 1896; and 53 are attached to Sub-Commissions.