§ MR. LONSDALEI beg to ask the-Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the Committee of the Ballinasloe Asylum have fixed the maximum age of applicants for the position of junior assistant medical officer at 40; whether this is in accordance with the regulations governing such appointments; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take in regard to the matter.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe reply to the first inquiry is in the affirmative. The Asylum Committee was informed, however, that the maximum age limit prescribed by the statutory regulations is thirty-two years, and they have now decided to advertise for candidates possessing the statutory qualifications.