§ MR. JOYCE (Limerick)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland if he 590 will state the terms of Miss Anderson's temporary appointment as inspector under the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, and her qualifications for her work; on what date was her recent report on the class in Limerick received by the Department; what steps have the Department taken to satisfy themselves of the fairness of her report; will the Department require the teacher to modify her teaching to suit the views of the inspector in opposition to the views of the purchasers of the goods; and will he say what sources of information do the Department possess, apart from this inspector's reports, as to the condition and progress of the knitting and hosiery industry in Ireland.
§ MR. ATKINSONMiss Anderson is paid a salary at the rate of £200 per annum and her appointment is renewable every six months. She has been regularly employed by the Department since August, 1900. Her qualifications were stated in answer to the hon. Member's previous Question of February 27th.† Her report on the class in Limerick was received by the Department on January 14th. The Department are satisfied as to the fairness of that report, and will require the teacher to remedy the defects to which attention was called. The Department have many sources of information as to the condition and progress of the hosiery knitting industry in Ireland, including special reports of experts in the trade.