MR. O'KEEFFE (Limerick City)asked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, Is it legal for magistrates in Ireland, who derive their qualifications as ex officio conservators under the 27th section of 26 & 27 Vict. c. 114, Fishery Act, 1863, to adjudicate in cases of alleged breaches of the Fishery Laws committed on waters adjoining their own lands; and, have there been any complaints in this respect from fishermen on the lower and upper parts of the River Shannon?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN) (Dublin University)Having regard to the provisions of the 11th section of 13 & 14 Vict. c. 88, magistrates are not disqualified from acting as such in fishery prosecutions by reason of their being ex officio conservators. No such complaints as those referred to have come to the knowledge of the Government.