§ Sir M. DOCKRELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what is the salary, including pay and allowances, recommended by the Viceregal Commission recently for district inspectors of the Royal Irish Constabulary of 22 years' service; is it from district inspectors of that service that one-third of the resident magistrates are appointed; and what is the salary, including pay and allowances, of a resident magistrate, exclusive of war bonus, on appointment?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe pay of district inspectors in the Royal Irish Constabulary is regulated, not by length of service in the force, but by length of service in each class. There are three classes of district inspectors, and those of the first class, to which officers of 22 years' service in the force usually belong, will receive under the new pay order £560 per annum as pay on appointment to this class, rising after two years to £590, after four years to £620, and after six years to the maximum pay of £650 First-class district inspectors will receive a rent allowance of £60 a year, except in certain cities, where the allowance will be £80 a year; they will get a locomotion allowance of £120 a year and a uniform allowance of £15 a year. Officers of the Royal Irish Constabulary appointed as resident magistrates are usually selected from the first class. The salary of a resident magistrate on appointment is £425 per annum, and in addition he is allowed £100 per annum for upkeep of a horse or motor. These amounts are fixed by Statute. In addition, mileage is paid for journeys in excess of ten miles from their headquarters and £8 a year for postage and stationery, also subsistence allowance if absent from headquarters. The question 2227W of an improvement in their pay is at present the subject of correspondence between the Irish Government and the Treasury.