§ MR. O'DOHERTYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the appointment by the Londonderry corporation, acting as the sanitary authority of the city, of a man named Fletcher to the position of executive sanitary officer of the city of Londonderry; can he state what qualifications has Fletcher for the position and whether, before notifying the appointment, the Local Government Board will direct their medical inspector in the city to examine Fletcher as to his qualification for the position to which the corporation has appointed him.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe reply to the first query is in the affirmative. Inquiries are being made as to the qualifications of the person referred to. It is not the practice of the Board to require persons elected to the office of executive sanitary officer to undergo examination by a medical inspector, but the Board will take such steps as may be necessary to satisfy themselves of Mr. Fletcher's fitness for the post.