§ MR. SEXTONasked the Secretary to the Treasury, What is the minimum limit of cost of a labourer's cottage fixed by the Board of Works in Ireland in loans granted for that purpose, having regard to stability of structure, health, and cleanliness; and, if that Board encourage the erection of the cheapest houses that can be built, having regard to the above mentioned requirements?
§ MR. COURTNEYThe minimum limit of loans for labourers' cottages, as arranged between the Land Commission and Board of Works, is £50. For less than that sum the minimum of accommodation considered necessary and stability could not be secured. The Board encouraged by every means in their power I the erection of cottages possessing the 1161 necessary requirements in the cheapest way possible.