§ MR. MAURICE HEALY (Cork)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what addition has been made by the Irish Land Commission to their staff of Assistant Commissioners during the present year; what the total number of Assistant Commissioners at present employed is; and how they are employed—i.e., whether on sub-commissions as court valuers, as valuers for land purchase, or as valuers under sec. 40 of Land Act of 1896.
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURSeventeen additional Lay Assistant Commissioners have been added to the staff of the Irish Land Commission during the present year. Seven Legal and ninety-four Lay Assistant Commissioners are at present employed, together with three supplemental Lay Assistant Commissioners to fill vacancies when required. The staff of ninety-four Lay Assistant Commissioners is distributed as follows:—Sixty-five are employed as sub-commissioners; sixteen as court valuers; and thirteen in inspecting land purchase cases as well as in cases under the 40th Section of the Land Act of 1896.