§ MR. PATRICK WHITE (Meath, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether having regard to the difficulty he has already experienced in inducing any Irishman representative of popular opinion to serve on the proposed commission of inquiry into the cost of the Dublin Metropolitan Police because of the limited terms of reference, he will extend the scope of the inquiry so as to embrace the cost, control, strength, and efficiency of the force o and, if not, whether he will abandon an inquiry which will command neither public respect nor confidence.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe twins of reference to the proposed committee of inquiry have been the subject of very considerable discussion, and have not yet been settled. I hope that it may not be necessary to abandon the proposed inquiry.