§ Mr. H. LAWasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he has received repeated applications by Petty Sessions clerks to be allowed some increase of salary to enable them to hear the present high cost of living; and whether any steps are being taken in the matter?
§ Mr. DUKESeveral applications have been received. Except in Belfast, Cork, and a few other places Petty Sessions clerks are not whole-time officials and, as a rule, they are not obliged to attend their offices for more than a few hours each week. Many of the clerks have other employment and many are pensioners of the Royal Irish Constabulary. No case is made out for any general increase of salary.