§ MR. P. J. O'BRIEN (Tipperary, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether at any time the Parliamentary quota of the Police Force for the North Hiding of the County of Tipperary was fixed at 309 men; if so, up to what date, and, on what ground has the quota been since reduced to 2GG men, and the district in consequence charged for extra police?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said: Up to July, 1882, the free quota of the North Riding of the County of Tipperary was 309 men. At that date the quin-quennial revision was carried out, and this number was reduced to 259 men; but in August, 1885, on a distribution of the force under 48 Vict., c. 12, this number was increased to 266 men. At these distributions the number fixed for this county was that to which it was entitled on considerations of area, population, and conformation as applied to counties generally. The only extra force now in the Riding is 13 men, appointed by the Lord Lieutenant pursuant to Section 13 of 6 & 7 Will. IV., c. 13, to districts declared by Proclamation to be in a state of disturbance. There are no extra men appointed at the request of the magistrates to this county for ordinary duty.
§ MR. JOHN O'CONNOR (Tipperary, S.)May I ask the right hon. and gallant Gentleman when this declaration of disturbance was made?
§ COLONEL KING-HARMANI must ask the hon. Member to give me Notice of that. I have not got the information yet.