SIR THOMAS ESMONDSTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what progress has been made with the publication, in eight volumes, of the Calendar of the Justiciary Rolls of Ireland up to the eighteenth year of Richard II., as well as of the Statutes and Ordinances of the early Parliaments and Great Councils of Ireland, promised last year by Mr. Bryce; and who is responsible for their publication.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The first volume of the Calendar of Justiciary Rolls of Ireland was issued in June, 1906. About half of the second volume is in type, and the remainder has been completed in manuscript. The first volume of the Statutes and Ordinances referred to is in print and will shortly be published, and the material for the second volume is nearly ready for press. The Irish Record Office is responsible for the preparation of these volumes, and His Majesty's Stationery Office for their publication.