§ MR. REDMONDasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is a fact that Mr. James Dooley, at present detained under the Coercion Act in Clonmel Gaol, had at the time of his arrest a licence for the sale of arms; whether such licence was revoked fourteen days after his arrest; whether all his arms and ammuni- 479 tion were at once given up to the police; whether he has since been unable to obtain payment, as provided by the Arms Act, for such arms, although four months have elapsed since they were surrendered; and, whether he will inquire into the cause of this delay?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTER, in reply, said, that this prisoner was arrested on the 18th of November, his licence for the sale of arms was revoked on the 19th of November, and the arms and ammunition which belonged to him given up to the police on the 14th of December. The person acting on his behalf sent in a bill for the price of the arms, £54 odd, and he was asked for the invoice, which he failed to produce. That was the reason of the delay.
§ MR. REDMONDasked if the man was to be left without the price of his arms until he produced the invoice, which, perhaps, was lost?
§ MR. W. E. FORSTERsaid, he could get another from the person from whom he purchased the arms.