§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, When the Returns of Evictions in Ireland for the three months ended 30th September, 1886, and 31st December, 1886, respectively, will be in the hands of Members?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.), in reply, said, the Returns were in the hands of the printers.
§ MR. J. E. ELLISasked if the right hon. Gentleman would undertake that this information would be in the hands of the Members of the House before he moved the second reading of the Bill of which he had given Notice yesterday?
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACHWhich information?
§ MR. J. E. ELLISThe information referred to in these two Questions.
§ SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACHThe Returns will be certainly in the hands of hon. Members of the House 169 before the second reading of any Bill is likely to be moved.