§ MR. JOYCE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether additional appointments are about being made under the Board of Irish Lights Commissioners; and, if so, will he state at whose suggestion those appointments are being made, what expense they will entail, and will the additional expense come within the purview of the House of Commons.
§ MR. BONAR LAWTwo additional appointments under the Commissioners of Irish Lights have recently been made. An assistant inspector of lights at a salary of £250 rising by annual increments of £15 to £350 per annum; a typewriting clerk at a salary of £60 rising by annual increments of £6 to £96 per annum. The appointments were proposed by the Commissioners of Irish Lights and were sanctioned by the Board of Trade after being considered by a special Committee appointed by them for the purpose. The additional expense will not come within the purview of the House of Commons, as it will fall upon the General Lighthouse Fund and not upon any Parliamentary Vote.