§ MR. DILLON (Mayo E.)On behalf of the honourable Member for East Cavan, I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state whether under the Local Government Act (Ireland) a candidate who is a postmaster and a baronial high constable is eligible for nomination and election as district councillor in a rural district; and whether the fact of his payment for the collection of the cess for the barony disqualifies him from seeking any such office?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI would refer the honourable Member 328 to my replies to the Questions already put to me on the 17th and 21st instant respecting the eligibility of a postmaster for nomination and election as a district councillor. As regards a baronial high constable, if he is not retained in office as a collector of poor rates by the county council, it does not appear that he will be disqualified from being a rural district councillor.