§ MR. DELANYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of 335 Ireland whether, since it has been represented that the scale of remuneration proper to their grade is paid to the Catholic gentlemen of the Agricultural Department who have eleven years service, perform high class work, viz., the conducting of registries, the interviewing of callers, and the drafting and writing of correspondence, and have salaries of only £97 10s. a year, he will state what was the scale of salary originally fixed by the Treasury as proper for the grade of chief clerk in the Department; has such original amount since been exceeded; and, if so, by how much; and on what principle did the Department exceed the scale at first considered adequate for the position.
MR. JAMES CAMPBELLMy right hon. and learned friend replied to a similar Question pat by the hon. Member on March 14th.† I have nothing to add to that reply.