§ SIR C. W. DILKE (Gloucester, Forest of Dean)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, inasmuch as the Government have not proposed any Amendment to the Second Schedule of the Government of Ireland Bill, it is their intention to suggest any such Amendment at a later stage elsewhere, or whether they still propose to abolish in Ireland the single-Member system of county representation, and to heavily reduce the representation of counties while leaving that of small boroughs untouched?
MR. J. MORLEYThe right hon. Gentleman is, of course, aware that the Government have expressed their entire willingness to reconsider the subject if there was any prospect of such a concurrence between the various quarters of the House as would enable them to introduce the change into the Bill by consent. Unfortunately, that concurrence they have not been able to obtain, and, therefore, as things now stand, it is not open to us to introduce the change, although we think that in some particulars advantage would result from it.