§ Mr. FIELDasked the Chief Secretary whether he will arrange that the opening hour of the Botanic Gardens, Dublin, on Sundays be changed from 1 p.m. to 10 or 11 a.m.; and whether he is aware that there is a demand for this change from a section of the people?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe opening of the Botanic Gardens on Sundays at the earlier hours mentioned in the question would involve the employment of additional men at considerable cost. There has not been any general demand for such opening, so far as I am aware, and there do not appear to be sufficient grounds to warrant the adoption of the course suggested.