§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORasked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether it is a fact that Mr. Denis Hogan, of Ballyvaughan, county Clare, has been refused licence by Mr. D. B. Franks, the resident magistrate of the district, although he presented a certificate of character and of his fitness to carry arms assigned by two magistrates of the district?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. LAW)Yes, Sir; Mr. Denis Hogan applied to Mr. Franks, R.M., and licensing officer of the Ballyvaughan district, for an arms licence under the 4th sub-section of the 4th clause of the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act, 1881; but the certificate which he produced did not comply with the requirements of that enactment, and the magistrate, therefore, declined to act upon it.