§ MR. MACVEAGH (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state how many of the Local Government Board auditors in Ireland were previously accountants, or held or hold any certificate from the Institute of Chartered Accountants or any kindred body.
§ MR. WALTER LONGAs I informed the hon. Member on Tuesday last,† ten out of the seventeen auditors were accountants prior to appointment, in the sense that they had experience of public accounts. Only one, however, holds a certificate as accountant.