HC Deb 28 April 1876 vol 228 cc1830-1
MR. O'CONNOR POWER

asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, If his attention has been called to the following Resolution, adopted by the Magistrates of Mayo:— That, in view of the peaceful condition of the County Mayo, as shown by the calendars at assizes and quarter sessions, and by the opinion of the chairman and magistrates, we call on the Government to reduce the police force of the County to the ordinary peace establishment; and, if so, whether it is the intention of the Government to comply with the wishes of the magistrates expressed in the Resolution?

SIR MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH,

in reply, said, that a Resolution had been received from the Grand Jury of County Mayo on the subject of the police force of that county, but its terms were not the same as those which had been read by the hon. Member; however, inquiry was now being made with regard to it, in order that the Government might decide how far it was possible for them to comply with the wish expressed in it.