§ MR. JORDAN (Clare, W.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If he can state the reasons for including the county of Clare in the district placed under the civil authority of General Sir Redvers Buller?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.)The record of outrages in county Clare is not so bad as in county Kerry; but the condition of the county is very far from satisfactory, owing to the existence of much intimidation and of secret societies, and in forming this new district it was thought advisable to include Clare within it.