§ MR. KAVANAGH (Carlow)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that several officers of Poor Law unions in Ireland have applied for remuneration for the preparation of Returns which they were required to furnish by sealed order of the Local Government Board for the purposes of the English Royal Commission on Poor Law; whether such application has been refused by the Treasury; and whether, in consequence, such expenses have to be paid out of the local rates.
§ MR. BIRRELLI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to a Question on the same subject asked by the hon. Member for South Wexford on the 26th instant.