§ MR. J. P. NANNETTI (Dublin, College Green)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state when were the accounts of the Royal Irish Constabulary Force funds last audited; was any balance sheet sent to the subscribers; will he state the number of men now serving who are subscribers, and the number of pensioners who are subscribers at the present time to the fund; and what are the average annual disbursements to widows and orphans from the fund.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The accounts of the benefit branch of the Constabulary Force fund are audited annually
† See Col. 401.1091 by the Comptroller and Auditor-General, whose certificate of the audit in respect of the year ending 31st March, 1905, was issued on 12th December last. The accounts for the year ending 31st March, 1906, are at present in course of audit. No balance sheet is issued to subscribers. The number of subscribers on 1st July last was 7,760, of whom 4,732 were pensioners and 3,028 still serving in the force. During the past five years the average annual disbursements to widows and orphans amounted to £15,240.