HC Deb 07 June 1888 vol 326 c1376
MR. GILHOOLY (Cork, W.)

asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether Mr. Warburton, R.M., refused to grant a gun licence to Mr. William Cotter, of Breenymore, who holds an extensive farm; and, whether a local magistrate recommended the granting of the licence?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)

, in reply, said, the answer to the first part of the Question was in the affirmative. The granting of the licence was recommended by a magistrate.

MR. GILHOOLY

Will the right hon. Gentleman say why the licence was refused?

MR. A. J. BALFOUR

That is left to the discretion of the magistrate.