§ MR. O'HEA (Donegal, W.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he is aware that, out of the adult male population in the recent Gweedore evictions, a large number of persons have, as an act of charity, been given free passages to England, per steamer from Bunbeg, to enable them to earn at harvesting work money wherewith to redeem the evicted holdings?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.)I am informed that during the last few days 130 persons have left Gweedore for the purpose of engaging in harvest work in Scotland. That is usual at this season of the year, and there is no reason to suppose that there is any particular object in view on the present occasion. Some of those persons were amongst the persons recently evicted. I understand that the parish priest lent them money to pay the passages.