§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the attendance of paid officials of the Government at meetings of the Landlords' Property Defence Association or Emergency Committee has the sanction and approval of the Irish Executive; and, if not, what notice has been taken of the presence at such meeting of Mr. Eaton, Resident Magistrate, Mr. Rice, Crown Prosecutor, and Mr. Fleming, Sub-inspector, at Fermoy, county Cork, on the 7th instant?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, he understood that neither Mr. Eaton, Resident Magistrate, nor Mr. Fleming, Sub-inspector, attended any such meeting as the hon. Member alluded to. Mr. Rice, Crown Prosecutor, informed him that, as a private individual, he attended a private meeting of gentlemen interested in the Property Defence Association. He did not think the matter called for the attention of the Government.