§ Mr. NANNETTIasked the hon. Member for South Somerset, as representing the President of the Board of Agriculture, in view of the approaching completion of the revision Survey of Ireland, if he will cause all transfers to the Irish Survey of young men of the corps of Royal Engineers to be discontinued and sent back to their regiment, and thus avoid the necessity of discharging trained assistants of long service and recognised efficiency?
§ Sir E. STRACHEYNo, Sir; the adoption of this suggestion would involve an alteration in the organisation of the Ordnance Survey of a character which would be detrimental to the best interests of the Survey and of the public service.