§ MAJOR TRENCHasked Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Whether, considering the great damage yearly inflicted by the floods in the Shannon Valley, and the bar that the present condition of that river is to the undertaking of drainage works in the vast low-lying districts affected, he will take the matter into his consideration during the Recess, with a view to the re-introduction of a proposition for dealing with the evils complained of?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, in reply, said, he should be very glad to introduce a measure on that subject when he saw a probability of carrying it; but the reception which such a measure met with five years ago was not encouraging.