asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the number of applications struck off the old age pension list as the result of the recent inquiry in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively?

The number of pensions struck off on questions raised were, to the 30th June:—

England	…	…	…	1,589
Wales	…	…	…	80
Scotland	…	…	…	198
				1,867

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners received an application from an evicted tenant, Timothy Horgan, claiming reinstatement on the lands of Claraghtlea South, estate of MacCarthy O'Leary, barony of Duhallow, near Millstreet, county Cork; are the Commissioners aware that the said tenant and the landlord's representative made a declaration on oath before a magistrate as to the bona fides of this man's claim, and sent the same to Mr. Vaughan, one of the Commissioners' inspectors; will they say what action was taken thereon by the inspector; and what steps they propose to take to procure the reinstatement of the evicted tenant?

The Estates Commissioners have received and inquired into the application of Timothy Horgan as the representative of his father, a former tenant on this estate, and have decided to take no action in this case.

asked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that the assistant teachers in secondary schools are liable to be dismissed without notice and without causa being assigned and without right of appeal; and whether he will arrange that in future when such cases occur that an appeal to the immediate board or to the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction shall be allowed?

I have no power to interfere in any way with the relations between assistant teachers in secondary schools and the heads of the schools.

asked the Prime Minister if he is yet in a position to state the conclusions of the Committee of Inquiry into the question of the civil rights of Civil servants?

I am not yet in a position to make any statement on the matter. I may add that the Committee are still engaged in their deliberations.

asked the President of the Local Government Board if he can state whether overseers, having been once appointed, can be discharged if their work is not efficiently performed; and, if so, by whom?

I am not aware that, speaking generally, an overseer can be discharged from his office on the ground that his work is not efficiently performed; but there are statutory provisions which render him liable to penalties if he neglects his duty.

asked the Postmaster-General if he is aware that in the recent Cork libel case the Superintendent of Telegraphs swore that he never saw the circular which was stated to have been issued to those in control requesting them to treat those under them with consideration; and can he say why such an important centre as Cork was overlooked in this matter?

The confidential circular to which I presume the hon. Member refers was issued to the two Controllers in Dublin and to the Surveyors in Ireland to indicate the nature of the advice they should give to supervising officers. The circular itself was not intended to be communicated to supervising officers generally.

asked the Postmaster-General when the latest valuation of the units of work was taken at Coventry; and whether the increase of work since 1907 was brought into account?

The latest available Returns of work for Coventry are for the period ended 31st December, 1907, and, according to these Returns, the number of units is 573.

asked the Chief Secretary how many tenements are comprised in the city of Dublin for rating purposes, how many of such tenements have been surveyed and valued, respectively, and how many surveyors and valuers are at present employed in connection with the revaluation of Dublin City; if he can say when the Commissioners of Valuation hope to finish the work of revaluation; and if he can say why the provisions of the Dublin Corporation Act of 1900, relating to this matter, have not yet been carried out?

There are from 45,000 to 50,000 tenements in the city of Dublin. Of these 27,000 have been surveyed and 7,000 valued. The staff varies from 5 to 10 surveyors and valuers. The Commissioner of Valuation is not yet in a position to fix a date for the completion of the work. The provisions of the Dublin Corporation Act, 1900, relative to the matter are being carried out.

asked the Secretary to the Treasury what is the gross amount of loans for public works granted to Great Britain and Ireland respectively since 1st April, 1893, exclusive in the case of Ireland of land purchase transactions; what amount has been remitted or written off; what amount is still outstanding; and what gross amount of free grants has been given in each case?

submitted the following figures:—

—		Gross amount of loans advanced from 1st Apl., 1893. to 31st Mar., 1909.	Amount of loans written off or remitted in same period.	Net amount of loans outstanding.		Netincrease(+) ordecrease(-)
				On 1st April. 1893.	On 1st April, 1909.
Great Britain.		£	£	£	£	£
By Public Works Loan Board		55,020,217	109,533	25,362,533	49,641,194	+24,278,661
By Treasury for Light Railways		35,700	—	—	35,700	+35,700
Total	£	55,055,917	109,533	25,362,533	49,676,894	+24,314,361
Ireland.
By Board of Works		8,994,003	169,972	7,379,884	9,347,417	+1,967,533
By Public Works Loan Board		16,000	75,000	314,272	112,330	-201,942
By Irish Land Commission under Labourers Act, 1906		1,042,595	—	—	1,042,549	+1,042,549
Total	£	10,052,598	244,972	7,694,156	10,502,296	+2,808,149

NOTE.—Of the loans referred to in the question, certain portions have been treated as free grants, in the sense of having been remitted or written off, as shown in the foregoing statement. No further free grant has been made in any of these cases, with the exception of certain light railways in Great Britain, which have received free grants in addition to loans. The loans made by the Fishery Board for Scotland to fishermen for building, purchasing, and repairing boats, and for purchase of fishing gear, have not been included in the statement, as such loans do not appear to be loans for public works within the meaning of the question. Loans made from the Irish Church Fund have also been omitted. Advances for land purchase in Ireland have been excluded from consideration.

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department

I am sorry that I cannot give the hon. Member the figures he desires. As regards the year 1896, I can only refer him to the figures relating to clubs, including estimates of membership, which are given in Volume IV. of the volumes published by the Royal Commission on the Liquor Licensing Laws, and are summarised on page 180 thereof. For the, years 1905 and onwards the numbers of registered clubs in England and Walesare officially ascertained, and are given in the annual volumes of licensing statistics, but they do not show membership figures, and I am not in possession of information on that point.

asked the President of the Board of Education what is the amount of the Teachers' Superannuation Fund; how many male and how many female teachers are contributing to the fund; how much was paid out in pensions last year; and whether these figures are published in any form accessible to the public?

Full statistics as to the payments into and out of the Deferred Annuity Fund are given on page 15 of Part II. of the Statistical Volume issued by the Board (Cd. 4,506). The number of teachers contributing cannot be conveniently stated.