§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)asked the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether he is aware of the general complaint made about the high dues chargeable on vessels entering the harbour of Ardglass, 1096 County Down, and on the cargo taken in and discharged there; if there is a a charge of 6d. per registered ton made on vessels, and 4d. per ton on goods at Ardglass; whether, with the exception of Bangor, where the charge is about 1d. per ton, there is no charge made on goods at any other port in County Down; whether the charge on vessels at the other harbours in County Down ranges from 2d. to 3d. per ton; and whether, considering the loss which the town of Ardglass sustains by this heavy imposition on vessels and cargoes at the harbour, he will take into consideration the advisability of having the dues reduced, so that some encouragement may be given to commerce there?
§ THE SECRETARY (Mr. JACKSON) (Leeds, N.)The question of the dues charged at Ardglass Harbour has been already brought to my notice through a Memorial to the Treasury presented by the noble Lord the Member for West Down (Lord Arthur Hill), and I am making inquiries, the result of which I hope shortly to be able to communicate to the Memorialists.