§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will furnish a Return showing, with dates, the names and positions of any officers who have received payments out of the Endowment Fund of the Irish Agricultural Department since its inception, stating in each case the reasons for such payment.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WALTER LONG,) Bristol, S.This information will be collected and communicated to the hon. Member; but, for the reason stated yesterday†, I do not propose to lay the Return on the Table of the House.