HC Deb 30 January 1902 vol 101 cc1345-6
MR. J. P. FARRELL

I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, can he state the qualification required for appointment as Court Valuer to the Head Land Commission; is the person appointed removable at the will of the Executive; and what steps the Government take to determine the fitness of persons appointed for the office.

MR. ATKINSON

The Court Valuers are almost invariably selected by the Land Commissioners from amongst those Sub-Commissioners who have by their experience and proved capacity in that position recommended themselves to the confidence of their superiors. Like ordinary members of the Civil Service they are removable at the pleasure of the Crown.

MR. J. P. FARRELL

Cannot the right hon. Gentleman explain the fact that invariably the Valuers or their agents are gentlemen who have assisted in raising rents in the first instance?

[No answer was returned.]