HC Deb 23 July 1888 vol 329 c203
DR. TANNER (Cork Co., Mid)

asked the Secretary to the Treasury. Whether he is aware that there is at Ballycotton in the middle of the harbour a mass of rubbish 90 feet long, 60 feet wide, and three feet in depth, deposited there by the contractor in the course of construction of the pier; and, what authority had the Board of Works to grant an additional £600 to the contractor for removing a portion of the rubbish deposited in the harbour contrary to specification?

SIR HERBERT MAXWELL (A LORD of the TREASURY) (Wigton)

(who replied) said: I am not aware that the statement in the first paragraph of this Question is correct. The second paragraph appears to be based on a misapprehension; £598 was paid to the contractor for extras beyond his contract, not for removing obstructions. An expense of £444 has been incurred—£370 for removing projecting rocks, and £74 for removing some loose stones in the harbour.

DR. TANNER

asked, by what authority the extra money had been paid?

SIR HERBERT MAXWELL

asked for Notice of the Question.

MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)

asked whether, considering the allegation of the local bodies as to the unsuitability of the pier, the Board of Works would institute an independent inquiry?

SIR HERBERT MAXWELL

asked for Notice of this Question also.