§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, as President of the Local Government Hoard of Ireland, whether he has called upon Mr. W. P. Nolan, as one of the clerks of that Board, and as the handwriting expert of the Government in Ireland, for a statement as to the authorship of the forged letter attributed to Sergeant Sullivan; and, if; so, whether Mr. Nolan's Report will be ‡ communicated to the House.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe reply to the first part of this Question is in the negative.
§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state how often and for how many days Mr. T. P. Nolan has been absent from his duties in the Local Government Board Office, Dublin, for the purpose of working or giving evidence as a handwriting expert; whether he can state what official permitted him to absent himself to give evidence on behalf of Sergeant Sullivan or in other cases in which the Irish Government were interested: what remuneration he received from all sources in each case; and whether any deduction was made from his salary as a Government official by reason of his absence from duty.
§ MR. WYNDHAMNo special leave was given to Mr. Nolan for the purpose of engaging in this work or of attending to give evidence. He applied for and obtained leave of absence from the Vice-President of the Board in the ordinary way, from time to time. No deduction from his salary was made when he was. on leave of absence. The payments made to him in respect of his employment as a handwriting expert were as follows:—£21 16s.7d., £19 12s. 4d., £19 17s.3d., £10 12s., £5 5S., £28 8s. 2d.; total, £105 11s. 4d.