§ MR. T. D. SULLIVANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, If he can say why it is thought necessary to have policemen present at every railway station in Ireland on the arrival and departure of every train; and, whether any similar regulation exists with regard to the arrival and departure of trains in England?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERWith a view to watching or capturing criminals who might be endeavouring to escape it has been the practice of policemen in Ireland to attend the arrival and departure of railway trains when the police barracks are within half a mile of the station, and where their so doing did not interfere with their duties. The country police in England, unlike the Irish Constabulary, are not controlled by the Government, and each town makes the regulations for its own force. I am unable to say if similar regulations for attendance at trains exist in England.