§ MR. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether complaints have been received from the Dublin branch of the Bookbinders' and Machine Rulers' Society as to the quantity of Readers and other school books which have been imported into the Education Commissioners' stores in Marlborough Street, and of the hardship inflicted on Dublin bookbinders by this action; and whether he will give a Return showing the number of such books sent to these stores, with the names of the publishers supplying same and the places where the work is executed.
§ MR. WYNDHAMComplaints of the character mentioned were recently made to the Commissioners of National Educa- 1354 tion by the society in question. The Commissioners, upon communicating with the firm by which the books are supplied, were assured that they were printed and bound in Dublin. In view of this assurance. I do not think any useful purpose would be served by granting the Return indicated, but if the hon. Member has any further representations to make in the matter, and will communicate them to me. I shall be happy to cause further inquiry to be made.