§ MR. TULLYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state on what grounds Mr. J. M. Gillies has been appointed lecturer in bee-keeping in Glasnevin, and examiner of candidates for appointments as county instructors in bee-keeping; and whether, before making future appointments, the views of the Irish Bee-keepers' Association will be ascertained by the Department of Agriculture.
§ MR. WYNDHAMMr. Gillies is an expert in the subject. The Department will be happy to consider the claims of any candidates for such appointments which may be forwarded by the Association in question.
§ MR. TULLYDid not the Bee-keepers' Association declare that Mr. Gillies knew nothing about the subject, and did he not come straight from the staff of the Freeman's Journal?
§ MR. WYNDHAMAs I said, Mr. Gillies is an expert. I did not know he was a journalist.