§ Mr. JOHN O'DONNELLasked the Chief Secretary whether he will state what was the amount of money spent in connection with the appointment, sittings, and report of the last Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the working of the Irish Poor Laws?
§ Mr. HOBHOUSEThe expenditure in respect of the Poor Law Reform (Ireland) Commission, which was appointed in 1903, amounted to £3,532. The figure is exclusive of the cost of office accommodation and of the printing of the Report for Parliament, which cannot be precisely ascertained without further enquiry.