HC Deb 10 May 1906 vol 156 cc1459-60
MR. LONSDALE (Armagh, Mid.)

To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what are the names of all persons who have been appointed for the first time to the office of Temporary Assistant Commissioner (non-legal) in the Irish Land Commission under the Rules of 13th March, 1899; the date on which each of them was appointed; whether he did or did not pass the examination for such appointments which was prescribed by the Civil Service Commissioners; and if he did not pass it, by whom was he examined with the view of ascertaining that he possessed the qualifications required by the said Rules.

(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The following is a list of all persons who have been appointed for the first time to the office of Temporary Assistant Commissioner (non-legal) under the rules made by the Irish Land Commissioners, on the 13th March, 1899:—;

Name. Date of first appointment.
Bomford, G.L. 3rd June 1899.
Cochrane, G.A. 3rd June 1899.
(a) Croasdaile, L. 3rd June 1899.
(a) Esmonde, T.L. 3rd June 1899.
Greene, R.W. 3rd June 1899.
Humphreys, W.D. 3rd June 1899.
(b) Macoun, J. 3rd June 1899.
Owen, R.H. 3rd June 1899.
(b) Pinkerton, R.D. 3rd June 1899.
Smith, S.E. 3rd June 1899.
(c) West, A.W. 3rd June 1899.

(a) Not re-appointed 1st April 1906. But is employed for a few weeks to ccomplete unfinished work.

(b) Not re-appointed 1st October 1903. Staff then reduced. Has, however, within the past few days been appointed for temporary duty under Estates Commissioners.

Name. Date of first appointment.
(b) Dobbs, A.C. 26th August 1899.
(c) Green, T.S. 26th August 1899.
Harvey, R. 26th August 1899.
Marsh, KM. 26th August 1899.
Smyth, P.R. 26th August 1899.
(d) Strain, D. 26th August 1899.
(d) Wark, J.A. 26th August 1899.
Bagot, J.C. 4th September 1889.
(d) Stuart, W.H. 16th May 1900.
(c) Kyle, W.H. 8th May 1901.
Flanagan, M. 2nd April 1906.
Gill, J. 2nd April 1906.
Howard, J.J. 2nd April 1906.
Lafferty, P. 2nd April 1906.
Linehan, T. 2nd April 1906.

The statutory rules of March 13th, 1899, which state the qualifications necessary for Assistant Commissioners, do not prescribe examination. The late Government, however, thought that an examination would be useful in enabling them to select gentlemen out of a nominated list, and the first twenty-one gentlemen named in the above statement were examined accordingly. The present Government considered that examination was not necessarily a suitable mode of selection for men whose wide practical experience was fully established by sufficient evidence, and the last five on the list were accordingly appointed by the Government who were satisfied, after they had all been seen and questioned, that they possessed the statutory qualifications in an eminent degree. (c) Not re-appointed 1st October 1903. Staff then reduced. But subsequently re appointed to a vacancy by the lute Government. (d) Not re-appointed 1st October] 903. Staff then reduced.