§ MR. COX (Clare, E.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury what was the tonnage of goods delivered at the Scariff Pier during the twelve months ending 31st December, 1891, and the amount of tolls received by the Irish Board of Works there during the same period?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. GORST,) ChathamThe tonnage was 3,740 tons, and the tolls and wharfage amounted to £18 10s. 2d.
§ MR. COXI am afraid the right hon. Gentleman is labouring under some mistake, because the books of the Board of Trade show items making up a total revenue of £92 10s. and a total tonnage of 5,290 tons. Will the right hon. Gentleman inquire into this question again; and if the figures I have given prove to be correct, will he re-consider his previous answer and ask 1753 the Board of Works to have a crane erected there?
§ SIR J. GORSTI can only give the information supplied to me by the Board of Works, from which the hon. Member's information shows a discrepancy. I have no means of ascertaining which is correct.