§ MR. HAYDENI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether progress is being made with the Collooney and Claremorris Railway; and, if not, what is the cause of the delay?
§ THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (Sir J. T. HIBBERT,) OldhamI will answer this question. I am afraid that I am not in a position to add anything to the statement I made to the House on the Supplementary Estimate, but the Waterford and Limerick Railway Company, who are responsible 378 for constructing the line, state that they are actively negotiating with a firm of contractors. The Board of Works have called on the Company to proceed at once with the construction of the line, and if immediate assurances as to this are not given, proceedings will be taken to compel them to carry out the obligations imposed on them by the Orders in Council.