§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state what progress has been made with the publication of the fifth and sixth volumes of the Brehon Laws, whether the remaining sheets and index have been finally revised, and whether the volumes will be issued, as promised, before the end of the summer.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINAbout 100 pages of Vol. 5 await a final revision. The remaining pages (some 1183 500) and the index have been passed for press. The glossary referred to as a sixth volume is completed with the exception of eight pages of print, which have not yet been revised. I have not given, and cannot give, any promise on the subject of the date of completion of the work; but there is no reason to suppose that its publication will be deferred much longer.