§ MR. CAREW (Dublin, College Green)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received a copy of the Resolution passed at a meeting of the Guardians of North Dublin Union on the 15th instant, requesting him, in consequence of the continued congestion of the workhouse, due mainly to the influx of about 800 paupers from the various counties of Ireland, to bring in a Bill to assimilate the Law of Settlement in Ireland to that of England and Scotland; and whether the Government will take steps this Session to carry out this reform?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND (Mr. GERALD W. BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI have received a copy of the Resolution referred to. The reply to the second paragraph is in the negative. Apart from the question of the time which such a Measure would occupy, I have grave doubts as to its expediency.