§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELLOn behalf of the hon. Member for North Longford I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state on what grounds the Local Government Board for 626 Ireland have refused to sanction the recently appointed master of Granard Union; whether, in the case of the appointment of Mr. Leamy by the Local Government Board, no sureties were asked from him by the Local Government Board of any kind; and, if so, will he explain why a different rule is now applied in the case of a master elected by the representatives of the people.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Board has not refused to sanction the recent appointment. The person elected is undergoing a course of training at another work house, and his fitness for the position will shortly be reported upon. It was the guardians who failed to require the late master to furnish sureties.