§ Mr. FIELDasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that many Irish chambers of commerce and other industrial representative bodies desire to have the Public Trustee Act extended to Ireland; and whether he will take the necessary steps to comply with their wishes?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI have received at different times many representations from public bodies and private persons in favour of a Public Trustee for Ireland, and personally, I should like, if it were possible, to extend the provisions of the Public Trustee Act to Ireland, but as there are Treasury difficulties as to the guarantees and as a good deal of opposition is certain, I cannot now hold out any hope of introducing the necessary legislation.