HC Deb 03 March 1885 vol 294 c1896
MR. KENNY

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Upon whose recommendation Colonel Lloyd has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor a justice of the peace for the county of Clare; and, if the grounds of his appointment can be given?

MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN

Colonel Lloyd was placed in the Commission of the Peace for Clare on the recommendation of the Lieutenant of the county, a magistrate being much wanted in the locality where he will be available. His qualifications are stated to be (1) personal fitness; (2) residence in the county; and (3) property in this and a neighbouring county.

MR. KENNY

asked how much property Colonel Lloyd had in the county of Clare; whether 95 per cent of the population was Catholic; and, whether only one or two Catholic magistrates were appointed during the past two years in the county?

[No reply.]