§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked whether there is any regulation requiring the inspectors of 160W the Land Commission or Estates Commissioners to operate in districts removed from their homes and personal friends; in how many cases have such inspectors been allowed to work in localities whilst residing in their own homes; and is it intended to continue a system causing transactions or delays which can be avoided by sending those men to work in districts where they are not up against personal friends daily?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners exercise their discretion in regard to the allocation of districts to inspectors, but as a general practice inspectors are not sent to districts in which they reside. In some cases, however, it is necessary to depart from that practice, but the Commissioners cannot say in how many instances this has been done, as the number of inspectors working in any particular district or county varies according as estates situate in such districts or counties come up in order of priority for inspection.