§ MR. PATRICK O'BRIEN (Kilkenny)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the number of teachers admitted into the first division of first class in the year 1888, and how many of these were admitted to the standard number for pensions of the said class; and can he hold out any hope, seeing that the stoppages are increased by, in some cases, 200 per cent., and as the surplus after paying all demands exceeds £20,000, that the standard number, which is only 150, will be increased.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThirty male teachers were admitted to the first division of the first class in 1888. Of this number, nine have been absorbed into the Pension Establishment of the same grade, which is limited to 150. The Government is not in a position to hold out any immediate prospect of increasing the limit.