§ DR. AMBROSEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the appointment of Sergeant Harnett as Clerk of Petty Sessions for Achill Island and Ballycody districts, County Mayo, has been sanctioned by the Lord Lieutenant; what is his age as given in his birth certificate, and also that as given in the constabulary papers: what is the limit of age of candidates for the position of clerkship of petty sessions; whether this officer at present holds the two appointments of sergeant of police at Achill Sound and clerk of Petty Sessions for Achill and Ballycody: and, if so, on what grounds can he hold the two at the same time; and, if his appointment has been sanctioned by the Lord Lieutenant, what pension does he or will he receive, and how many years has he been in the police force.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe appointment has been approved by the Lord Lieutenant. The sergeant was forty-four years of age when elected. The limit of age in the case of members of the Constabulary is fifty years. The appointment will not take effect until he retires from the Force. He has been twenty-two years in the Force, and his pension has not yet been fixed.