§ CAPTAIN CRAIG (Down, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Local Government Board in Ireland has any control over the clerks of unions appointed by Poor Law guardians; and whether under the rules and practices it is com- 990 petent to a board of guardians to appoint an uncertificated bankrupt.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) Under Article IV. of the Statutory Rules and Orders, 1901 (No. 621), clerks of unions are appointed by boards of guardians, subject to the approval of the Local Government Board. There is no statutory provision against the appointment of an uncertificated bankrupt, but before the Local Government Board give their approval to any appointment they fully consider all the facts and circumstances of the case.