§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is a fact that in the Land Court at Lifford Irish-speaking applicants recently had their cases adjourned for want of an interpreter; and, whether the Government propose to allow this delay of justice to the subject to result in increased costs to the parties?
§ MR. TREVELYANThe Land Commissioners inform me that at a recent sitting of their Court at Lifford for the hearing of appeals, there was an un- 1688 avoidable adjournment of some case or cases for one day in order to procure the services of an interpreter. The interpreter usually employed in Court was not there when the cases were called on, and it was necessary to send to a considerable distance for him.
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORasked if the Court was not responsible for the delay?
§ MR. TREVELYANI am informed that it was one of those contingencies which was not foreseen; and I am very sorry that it happened.