asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce the average number of searches per annum made by members of the public in the Office of the Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Without research which would take an undue amount of time, I cannot obtain an average but it may suffice, for the Deputy's purposes, to say that the actual number of searches made in the year ended 24th July, 1961, was 186.

It will be most interesting to see who asks the next question on behalf of the Deputy.

For the Deputy.

Who ultimately did?