§ MR. LEAMYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If it is the fact that Mr. Croker, Local Government Board auditor, has disallowed the reduction of twenty-five per cent, granted by the Corporation of Wexford to their tenants owing to the bad seasons, and has reserved to himself the right of surcharging the land agent of the Corporation with the amount of the reduction; and, whether the Local Government Board, bearing in mind the large reductions of rent which have been made by landlords all over Ireland for a similar reason, approves of the action of Mr. Croker?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, the Local Government Board are not yet in a position to give the required information on this subject. They have called upon their Auditor for a Report, which they expect to receive to-morrow.