At present the business of Civil Government in Ireland is carried on through the following forty-seven Departments, Boards, and Offices, which I group with reference to the degree of control exercised over them by the Irish Government at the present time.
Departments, etc., under the Control of the Irish Government.
| (1) Royal Irish Constabulary. | |
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| (2) Dublin Metropolitan Police. | |
| (3) Prisons Board. | |
| (4) Reformatory and Industrial School Office. | |
| (5) Inspectors of Lunatics. | |
| (6) General Registry of Vital Statistics. | |
| (7) Registry of Petty Sessions Clerks. | |
| (8) Resident Magistrates.[64] | |
| (9) Crown Solicitors. | |
| (10) Clerks of Crown and Peace. | |
| (11) Office of Arms (Ulster King of Arms). |
Departments, etc., under the Partial Control of the Irish Government.
| (1) Land Commission. | |
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| (2) Commissioners of charitable donations and bequests. | |
| (3) Public Record Office. |
Departments, etc., not under Control of the Irish Government, but having the Chief Secretary as Ex Officio President.
| (1) Local Government Board. | |
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| (2) Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction. |
Departments, etc., not under the Control of the Irish Government except as regards Appointments and, in some instances, the Framing of Rules of Business.
| (1) Board of National Education. | |
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| (2) Board of Intermediate Education. | |
| (3) Commissioners of Education. (Endowed Schools). | |
| (4) National Gallery. | |
| (5) Royal Hibernian Academy. | |
| (6) Congested Districts Board. |
Boards Exercising Statutory Powers in Ireland but not under Control of the Irish Government.