§ MR. MACALEESEI beg to ask Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, as representing the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, if it is competent for medical officers of health and sanitary officers under the poor law guardians who are in receipt of emoluments from the ratepayers to hold in the same district the honorary and responsible position of aldermen and county councillors, under whose control arises matters affecting other officers of the poor law guardians.
§ MR. ATKINSONAs a general rule a man cannot be the paid officer or servant of or contractor to a county or district council, or municipal body, of which he is himself a member. If the hon. Gentleman desires a more definite opinion I must ask him to refer to a concrete case.