§ MR. GILHOOLY (Cork, W.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether Mr. William Cotter, who resides at Breenymore, near Bantry, County Cork, has been refused by Mr. Warburton, R.M., for a licence to keep and carry a gun on his farm, though recommended by a local magistrate; whether he is aware that Mr. Cotter holds a farm of 170 acres, and requires a gun to protect his crops from vermin; and, on what ground Mr. Cotter was refused a licence?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said: The Resident Magistrate has been absent from the district on duty, and I have not been able to get materials of a detailed answer to the Question. I hope to be able to answer the Question in a day or two.