§ MR. BIGGARasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether his attention has been called to the attendance of Pate Collector Elliott at the recent Conservative meeting in Rathmines, county Dublin; whether, in view of the fact that the making up of the Supplemental List in the South Dublin Union depends largely upon this gentleman, the Local Government 857 Board approve of his attendance at partizan demonstrations; and, if it is the fact that a complaint has been lodged with the Local Government Board? In putting this Question, I may say that the last paragraph should read—"A complaint has been lodged with the Local Government Board about the Supplementary Lists."
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, I have seen a report of a meeting held at Rathmines to criticize the conduct of the Government in connection with the case of Lord Rossmore, and Mr. Elliott's name is in the list of persons reported to have attended. The Local Government Board do not approve of rate collectors or other Union officers attending Party meetings; but they do not see how they can properly take notice of the fact of Mr. Elliott's attendance at this meeting. I think the hon. Gentleman is hardly aware of the number and diversity of cases such a precedent would open up. With regard to the last paragraph of the Question, the hon. Member has made a proper correction. No complaint has been lodged against Mr. Elliott in particular, but a communication has been made to the Local Government Board by the "County Dublin National Registration Association," calling attention to alleged errors in the lists of voters prepared in several Unions in the county of Dublin, and the Local Government Board are in correspondence with the clerks of these Unions on the subject.