§ MR. ALEXANDER BLANE (Armagh, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If the ratepayers of Camlough Division of the Newry Union complained at the Boardroom of the last made rate for the Camlough Division having been double of last year; and, whether the excess is solely due to the official staff of that Union costing more than the support of the paupers; and if the Government will direct an inquiry?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Sir MICHAEL HICKS-BEACH) (Bristol, W.), in reply, said, it was a fact that some ratepayers of the Camlough Division of the Newry Union complained at the Board Room of the last made rate for the division having been double that of last year. It appeared, however, to be inevitable. The Local Government Board reported that the expenses of both outdoor and indoor relief were exceptionally large, and that the increase of the rates was not due in any way to the expenses of the official staff, which, including the expenses of two dispensary doctors, amounted to only 2d. in the pound.