asked the Secretary to the Treasury the total amount paid to officials in Ireland under the National Insurance Act for the six months ended 31st December, 1912; and what is the proposed annual expenditure for salaries payable under this Act in Ireland for the future?

The total amount paid in salaries to officials of the Irish Insurance Commission for the six months ended 31st December, 1912, was £12,205. The estimated expenditure on salaries for the year ending 31st March, 1914, will be shown in the Estimates for 1913–14, which will shortly be presented to Parliament.