§ MR. JAMES O'CONNOR (Wicklow, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if the Local Government Board for Ireland have increased their start of auditors, inspectors, and clerks since the Local Government Act (Ireland) came into operation; and, if so, can he say how many of each have been appointed, and at what salaries.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WYNDHAM,) DoverThere has been an increase in the staff of the Local Government Board since the passing of the Act of 1898. Details of the increase under the heads mentioned in the question, with the salaries of the officers, will be found on a comparison of the Estimates of the Department for 1901 (Class II., page 201) with the Estimates for the current and past two years.