§ MR. SEXTON (Belfast, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the Corporation of Belfast have protested against the proposed alterations of Her Majesty's Prison in that city, upon the ground that they
Will not only have the effect of injuring the appearance of the prison itself, but affect the uniformity of the frontage line of the buildings in the neighbourhood, deteriorating their value, and causing a public eyesore;whether, nevertheless, the Prisons Board have refused to alter the plans; and whether the Government have made up 1084 their minds to use the power of the Crown in this case to override the rule of municipal law and the decision of the Local Authority?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURThe Irish Government are in communication with the Prisons Board on the subject.