§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he can state the amount of money which has been expended in the erection of the harbour works and pier at Donaghadee, County Down, and also in their maintenance and improvement since their erection; whether he is aware of the present dangerous state of the harbour, owing to the silt and stones which have accumulated there; and, whether, considering the importance of this harbour at the entrance of Belfast Lough, a Grant will be made to render it a place of safety for vessels obliged to take refuge therein?
§ MR. JOHNSTONBefore the hon. Gentleman replies to that question will he answer a question on the same subject, which is down on the Paper in the 1431 name of the hon. Member for North Down (Colonel Waring) for Tuesday next?
§ MR. SEXTONMay I ask you, Mr. Speaker, whether a question which is down for Tuesday next ought to be answered now?
§ * MR. SPEAKERI have no knowledge of what the question is.
§ MR. JOHNSTONMy question was addressed to the Secretary to the Treasury.
§ * THE SECEETAEY TO THE TREASURY (Mr. JACKSON,) Leeds, N.I also have no knowledge of what the question is. In answer to the question on the Paper I have to say that £148,034 was spent in the formation of Donaghadee Harbour, and £24,728 has since been spent on repairs and maintenance. No dues are charged. There has been some silting, as was inevitable, but the harbour is not in a dangerous state. There are no local fishing boats, and there is ample room for the fishing boats from other ports that make use of the harbour, amounting last year to 54.