§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNOR (Donegal, E.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether it is a fact that the rent paid to Mr. Peter M'Dermott for the Constabulary hut built upon his property in the parish of Convoy (Donegal) is only £1; what is the amount recovered from the men stationed there; and, what becomes of the balance over the £1 paid to M'Dermott?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said, that the rent paid to the landlord 12 for the ground on which the hut was built was £1 10s. The cost of the hut itself, and the expenses of transit, were charged to the public. No payment was made to Mr. M'Dermott. The amount paid by the men was £13, the balance being applied to the general coat of accommodation. The Accommodation Fund would fall far short of the actual cost.
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORWill the right hon. and gallant Gentleman inquire into the actual circumstances? Will he take into consideration the fact that while the whole valuation of the premises is only £1 the men stationed there were made to pay no less than 13 times the valuation; and will he see whether some deduction could not be made?
§ COLONEL KING-HARMANI have stated that the rent is £1 10s., and the charge made to the men £13, and that the balance goes to the general Barrack Accommodation Fund.
§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORIs it, then, proposed to continue to charge these men 13 times the valuation?
§ COLONEL KING-HARMANThese men are only temporarily stationed there.