§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Wexford, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if the Commission of Inquiry into the Irish Poor Law system have power to inquire into the question of vagrancy; and, if so, if he will suggest their considering the methods of dealing with his question in foreign countries, notably in the United States and Germany, with a view to devising some remedy for what is a growing social evil in Ireland.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Commission will inquire into the subject of vagrancy, and will be glad to receive evidence in respect of the methods adopted in foreign countries for dealing with the question.