§ MR. DEASY (Mayo, W.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the Westport Board of Guardians have passed a resolution requesting the Local Government Board to constitute the Islands of Clare and Turk a separate Dispensary District, on account of the distance between them and the mainland; and, whether the Local Government Board will accede to the wishes of the Guardians?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY) (Newcastle-on-Tyne)The Local Government Board are quite willing to authorize the employment of an additional medical officer for this dispensary district, who shall reside on Clare Island; but having regard to the heavy charge involved, they are not prepared to constitute the two Islands of Clare and Turk a separate dispensary district. The course the Board propose would add very little to the existing charges.