§ *MR. JOHN O'DONNELL (Mayo, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the auditors appointed by the Local Government Board for Ireland are in receipt of an annual salary or other remuneration apart from what they receive from the District Asylum Committees; and, if so, what is the average amount paid to each per year.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe auditors are not in receipt of any salary or remuneration from the District Asylum Committees, or from any other local bodies. Their salaries are paid direct from the Local Government Board Vote, and the Board is required to assess such fees for the audit of the accounts of local bodies as will partly recoup the Treasury for the amount of their salaries, expenses, and 581 superammuations. The present scale of salary is from £400 to £700 per annum by quinquennial increments of £100, An additional annual allowance of £100 is granted to auditors engaged on county audits.