§ MR. PATRICK M'HUGH (Leitrim, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether all provisional contracts for the construction of the Collooney and Claremorris line of railway are now closed; and, if so, for what period has all work on the proposed line been stopped; has any contract been entered into for the completion of the line; and, if so, with whom, and when will the work of construction be resumed; is he aware that in their last Report the Commissioners of Public Works (Ireland) give as the probable date of the completion of this line the end of 1893, and under existing circumstances will the line be completed at that date; is he also aware that the Waterford and Limerick Railway Company are at present promoting in the House of Lords an Act to empower them, amongst other things, to abandon and relinquish the construction of the Collooney and Claremorris line; and does he propose to take any steps; and, 1249 if so, what steps, to secure the speedy completion of this line?
§ SIR J. T. HIBBERTThis question only appeared on the Notice Paper this morning, and I, therefore, have to ask the hon. Member to postpone it for a day or two.