§ MR. BLANE (Armagh, S.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What sums have been received by the Town Commissioners of Portadown, or their clerk or representative, Mr. Robert M'Clatchy, on account of contracts for the repair or making of streets or footpaths, or any other work done within the municipal boundaries of Portadown, entered into between them and the Grand Jury of the County Armagh, in each of the years between 1st January, 1877, and 31st December, 1886; what sums of money have been expended by the Town Commissioners of Portadown, in execution of those contracts, in each year since 1st January, 1877; what sums have been paid as law costs during each year since 1st January, 1877; what have been the receipts in each year from the new markets, Portadown, since their erec- 1624 tion, to 31st December, 1886, and the expenditure incurred for their management, during that period, for each year; and, what was the amount of debt due by the Commissioners of Portadown to the Government, and how much to private individuals?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said: As the details of this Question are considerable, I am obliged to ask the hon. Member to accept the total figures for the periods named. The total receipts on account of contracts for the 10 years, including £500 due from 1876, amounted to £8,279, and the expenditure was £7,269. The law costs amounted to £312. The receipts of the new markets were £2,618, and the expenses of their management £1,797. The debt due to the Government was £1,623, and to private individuals £2,220.