§ MR. LEWIS (Londonderry), asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether, amongst other things, the prohibition and regulation of the importation into Ireland of dynamite, gun cotton, and other explosives, are not provided for by the "Peace Preservation (Ireland) Act, 1881," which expires on the 1st June, 1886; and, whether the Government will state their intention as to applying or not for a renewal of that Act?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY) (Newcastle-on-Tyne)Sir, as I have already stated, the question whether the Peace Preservation Act is to be renewed or not is one that requires, and will receive, the attention of Her Majesty's Government, whose views regarding it will be made public when the proper time arrives. The matter is not materially affected by the considerations suggested in the Question of the hon. Member. The Act is essentially an Arms Act; and I am advised that the regulation of the explosives he mentions, whether as regards their importation, storage, or possession, is sufficiently provided for in ordinary legislation irrespective of the Peace Preservation Act.