§ MR. P. A. McHUGH (Leitrim, N.)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ire-land whether the recent judgment of the Chief Baron in reference to committals for contempt of Court in Ireland has been brought under the notice of the Lore Chancellor; and, if so, can he state the result.
§ THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. JAMES CAMPBELL, Dublin University)Yes, Sir. The Lord Chancellor informs me that he has not found that any complaint has ever been made of the working of the system which he introduced in 1899 in reference to prisoners committed for contempt of Court in Ireland. He will, however, consider whether any improvement can be effected, but the Crown Office rules would be quite inappropriate to the Chancery Division.