§ MR. LEAMYasked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, If it is the fact that the forms of Valuation Lists supplied by the Commissioners of Valuation to the Waterford Union do not give the value of lands independently of buildings but include under the one head the value of both lands and buildings; and, if so, can he state why forms differing in such important particulars from the forms used in the Valuation Office and supplied to the North Dublin, Balrothery, and other unions, should be furnished to 1864 the Waterford Union; and have not the guardians of the Waterford Union requested to be supplied with forms containing separate headings for buildings and lands; and, can he give the reason, if any, why such request has not been complied with?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. LAW)Sir, the facts are as stated in the Question. The existing form, which has been in use for 20 years, has been approved of, pursuant to the statute, by the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, and contains all necessary particulars for rating purposes. The county of Dublin, however, has to be treated differently from the rest of Ireland, owing to the fact that it contains several separate townships where there are special rates levied on houses only.