HC Deb 26 May 1882 vol 269 cc1709-10
MR. DILLON

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is true that 130 families were evicted on the 15th and 16th of the month in the district of Carraroe; whether some of these 130 families, which comprised 300 individuals, are now crowded into the Oughterard Workhouse; and, whether many more are without shelter, while they were absolutely unable to pay any rent at all; and what steps he proposed to take in the matter?

MR. TREVELYAN

, in reply, said, it was not from ignorance or want of interest in this matter that he was unwilling to answer the Question. He knew what was the real state of the case; but when it came to a matter of figures he thought it might be better to postpone his answer.