§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what progress has been 415 made with the publication of the Calendar of the Judiciary Rolls of Ireland, as well as of the Statutes and Ordinances of the early Parliaments and Great Councils of Ireland; and what collections of Irish historical manuscripts are now in course of publication by the Record and Historical Manuscripts Commissions.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The first volume of the Calendar of Justiciary Rolls of Ireland was published in June, 1906. The entire text of a second volume is in the printers' hands, more than half of it being in type. The first volume of the Statutes was published in July, 1907, and the second volume is in progress. Facsimiles of the set of Barony maps of the Down Survey in the French National Gallery were prepared in 1907, and are nearly ready for issue. For information as to the work of the Historical Manuscripts Commission I must refer the hon. Baronet to my hon. friend the Secretary to the Treasury.