§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the number of hours per week worked by the Irish judges; how many hours, if any, they sit on Saturdays; and how many weeks in the year the courts are closed for vacation.
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe sittings of the Irish Judges are each day, except Saturdays, from 11 to 4; on Saturdays they rise at 2 o'clock. The Courts are not closed during vacation, but during vacations only one of the Judges sits for the disposal of business arising in respect of all the Divisions of the High Court. The days for the commencement and termination of the vacations are specified in Order LXII. of the Rules of the Supreme Court (Ireland), 1905, a copy of which has been laid before Parliament.