§ MR. COXI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, whether he is aware of the feeling of uneasiness which exists amongst the inhabitants of the City of Limerick, and of the towns on the River Shannon below Killaloe, on account of the dangerous state of the floodgates at Mellick and Killaloe; whether he is aware that the structure under the floodgates was built on a sandy bottom, and hundreds of tons of the cement and gravel forming this structure have been swept away by the current, and have now accumulated in an immense heap between the gates and Killaloe, and that the river is at present flowing through and under the foundation; whether complaints have reached him that the engineer who has charge of the sluices is frequently absent and at long distances from Killaloe when floods take place; and whether some steps will be taken to assure the people that proper repairs will be made in the breaches already made?
§ MR. JACKSONI am informed by the Commissioners of Public Works that the apprehension and complaints referred to in the question have no foundation whatever. Therefore, it is not necessary that I should answer the question in detail.