§ MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will direct an inquiry to be made by the Local Government Board into the system of auditing the accounts of district lunatic asylums, with a view to ensuring the prevention of fraudulent mismanagement of these funds on the part of officials.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WYNDHAM,) DoverClause 18 of the Local Government (No. 2.) Bill, which I withdrew in order to make progress in Committee, would enable the Board to secure a more efficient audit of the accounts of these Asylums than is practicable under the existing system of audit. It is for consideration whether some amended version of that Clause is not desirable in order to secure efficiency.