§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland seeing that the alleged meritorious services for which rewards are paid out of the Irish Constabulary Force Fund are services to the State and not to the subscribers to that fund, will he state under what authority money ear-marked by Statute for the subscribers to that fund is paid as rewards for such services?
§ Mr. BIRRELLRewards for meritorious service are paid from the Constabulary Force Fund under the Statutes 6 Wm. IV., cap. 13, section 49, and 29 and 30 Vic., cap. 103, section 9. There is no statutory provision confining the fund to subscribers in the matter of rewards.