§ MR. BLAKEsaid, he would beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether the Records of the Board of Public Works in 398 Ireland show that other Letters than those contained in the Return to an Order of the House, March 3 (Parliamentary Paper, No. 109), passed between the Fishery Department and Mr. Michael Dobbyn, one of the Defendants in a late Fishery Prosecution, instituted at the instance of the Board, between 26th January, and February 1st, 1863; and whether, in the event of there being such other Letters, there is any objection to lay them upon the table of the House?
MR. PEELsaid, so far as he knew, all the Letters which had passed between the Department and Mr. Dobbyn had been included in the Return. It did, however, appear, from a record kept by the Board, that a letter dated 30th January had been sent from the Commissioner (Mr. Barry), to Mr. Dobbyn. But that letter was private. At all events, it was sealed, and therefore its contents were not known to the Board of Works, and it could not be included in the Return.