§ MR. T. HARRINGTON (Dublin Harbour)To ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the person who discharges the duty of housekeeper in the Dublin Custom House is permanently appointed to the position, or whether the office is regarded as vacant; and, if so, how long has the vacancy existed, and if it is the intention of the Customs authorities to appoint to the position an official from London who has hitherto had no connection with the Dublin Custom House.
(Answered by Mr. George Whiteley.) The office in question was. vacated on the 7th December last. The present occupant has only a temporary tenure, pending a settlement, which is now being considered, of the duties and emoluments attaching to the post. I am not yet in a position to say what definite appointment to this vacancy will be made.