§ MR. CHARLES DEVLINI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that there are no members of Irish Harbour Boards on the Irish Lights Board; and what steps he proposes taking to remedy this omission.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (MR. LLOYD-GEORGE,) Carnarvon BoroughsPending the proposed inquiry by a Royal Commission into the constitution of the General Lighthouse Authorities, I am not prepared to take any steps with respect to the Irish Lights Board, whose constitution can only be altered by Act of Parliament.
§ MR. JOYCE (Limerick)When will the Royal Commission hold its first sitting?
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEI hope it will be appointed in the course of a few days.