§ MR. MAGUIREasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, If his attention has been called to a statement in "The Galway Indicator" newspaper, to the effect that in a large district of Connemara the Census paper had been tampered with and wrongfully filled, up, and that the matter had been reported to the County Inspector and communicated to the authorities in Dublin; and, assuming that such statement be correct, what course would the Government adopt in order to insure correct returns and bring the persons offending to justice?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTONsaid, in reply, that the constabulary had reported that in certain districts of Ireland, he believed in Galway, unauthorized persons had obtained possession of Census forms, and had filled them tip wrongly by returning the religion of some females as Protestants, whereas they were really Catholics. Further inquiry was being made, and, if it could be proved that the assertions made were true, the offenders would be brought to justice.