MR. MAC NEILL (Donegal, S.)On the 16th of April, in reply to a question by the hon. Member for the Holmfirth Division (Mr. H. Wilson), the Chief Secretary stated that the cost of the Donegal battering ram was £48 18s. 3½d. If that cost is charged upon the public, the amount should appear somewhere on the Estimates, and we ought to be able to find out from what public fund it comes. Having regard to the fact that the Constabulary Estimate is to be taken to-morrow, will the Solicitor General for Ireland state where this item is to be found?
§ MR. MADDENI am not responsible; but if the hon. Member will give notice, I will make inquiry.
MR. MAC NEILLMay I, then, ask the Secretary to the Treasury under what head of the Estimates the battering ram is charged?
§ MR. JACKSONI am unable to answer the question. The accounts do not come before the Treasury.
MR. MAC NEILLMay I ask you, Sir, to whom I am to apply? I have already asked three Officers of the Crown, without effect.
§ * MR. SPEAKERIt is certainly not for me to answer that question.
MR. MAC NEILLThen, on my own responsibility, I will put the question to the fountain of all knowledge, the First Lord of the Treasury.
§ * MR. W. H. SMITHPerhaps the hon. Gentleman will give notice of the question.