§ MR. HEALYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, By whose authority intakes are made in the Phoenix Park to the exclusion of the public; and, if he will state the name and number of the clubs or institutions for which enclosures and ground have been granted, the dates at which the permission was granted, and the acreage from which the public are now shut out in each case?
§ LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISHSir, as this Question relates to the Board of Works, I have to answer it on behalf of the Treasury. Intakes in the Phoenix Park are made by the authority of the Lord Lieutenant and Treasury. The clubs for which inclosures have been granted are the "Phoenix," the "Civil Service," and the "Garrison" cricket clubs, at the respective dates of 1837, 1863, and 1877; and about 13 acres altogether are inclosed for them. Some land has also been set aside this year as a cricket ground for working men; this is not inclosed, but the public are requested by notice not to injure it.