§ COLONEL NOLAN (Galway, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, If, considering all the circumstances of the case of Mr. Kilmartin, his delicate state of health, and the fact that the sentence which he is now undergoing is in excess of that originally awarded, the Lord Lieutenant would remit the remainder of Mr. Kilmartin's imprisonment?
§ MR. HARRIS (Galway, E.)wished, before the Question was answered, to know whether the hon. and gallant Gentleman had Mr. Kilmartin's permission to ask the Question?
§ COLONEL NOLANreplied that he had not spoken to Mr. Kilmartin on the subject. He put the Question entirely on his own responsibility.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E.)The surgeon of Galway Prison reports that the prisoner referred to is in good health. I do not see anything in the case requiring the Lord Lieutenant to adopt the course suggested. There is ample provision in the Prison Rules for dealing with cases of ill-health when and if they arise.