§ MR. HAZLETON (Galway, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland who is the Secretary of the Local Government Board for Ireland, and the date of his appointment, what appointment he previously held, and at what salary; whether his salary has recently been increased by £100, contrary to regulations; and, if so, for what reason.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Secretary to the Local Government Board is Mr. A. R. Barlas, who was appointed to that position on 8th September, 1905, and who up to that time had been assistant secretary at a salary of £750 a year. Mr. Barlas was advanced to the maximum 289 salary on 1st November, 1906, in consideration of the largely increased duties and responsibility thrown upon him by the Labourers Act of that year. There are no regulations prohibiting such advance.