§ MR. M'LARENasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he will state why the monthly Returns of Evictions in Ireland are discontinued, while the monthly Returns of Agrarian Outrages are still issued; and, whether he will cause the Eviction Returns to be completed and presented to the end of last month?
§ MR. TREVELYANSir, it is manifestly undesirable to multiply the printing of Returns—["Oh, oh!"]—perhaps I may be allowed to proceed without interruption until the explanation or reservation is come to—I think it is undesirable to multiply the printing of Returns unnecessarily; and the Government consider that sufficient information with regard to the number of evictions is, for all practical purposes, given by the presentation of quarterly Returns, as was done during last year. A Return for this quarter will be presented at the end of this month. It is a question for consideration whether the time has not arrived when the presentation of Returns of agrarian outrages might not with advantage be similarly restricted.