§ MR. R. N. FOWLER (for Mr. EWART)asked the President of the Board of Trade, Whether he has any objection to lay upon the Table the further correspondence, since the date of the last Return (August 1st, 1880), which has taken place between the Commissioners of Irish Lights, the Proprietor of Meen Island, the Trinity House, Mr. John R. Wigham, the Board of Trade, and Professor Tyndal, respecting the improvements of the light on, and the establishment of a fog signal at, Copeland or Meen Island, and the adoption of gas instead of oil as a means of illuminating that station; and, whether, seeing that the Board of Trade had written to the Commissioners of Irish Lights sanctioning the establishment of a gas light and fog signal on the Copeland Island, the Government have taken any steps to proceed with the erection of these works?
§ MR. CHAMBERLAIN, in reply, said, if the hon. Member would move for the Correspondence he would be glad to give it as an unopposed Return. As to the second part of the Question, there appeared to be some misapprehension. The Government had nothing whatever to do with the erection of those works, which were entirely in the hands of the Commissioners of Irish Lights. It had been determined that the light on Meen Island should be transferred to Copeland, and he was informed that the work to carry out that transfer would probably be commenced in December.