§ MR. DARLING (Deptford)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been directed to the report of the case of "Wakefield v. Turkington," recently heard before the Irish Land Commission at Armagh, which was published in The Armagh Guardian, of November 10, from which it appears 1543 that sworn evidence was given before the Court that the Court Valuer had wrongly described the nature of the subsoil as weak sand, whereas in fact it was rich marl; that while Mr. Wakefield was in the course of giving evidence to this effect Mr. Justice Bewley addressed him, saying: "Mr. Wakely, or Wakefield, or whatever they call you, stand down"; that Mr. Wakefield said he had not finished his evidence, but Mr. Justice Bewley ordered the next witness to be called before the appellant's evidence had been concluded; and whether any remedy exists where a Court Valuer has made a mistake in the nature of the thing he assesses?
§ MR. ASQUITH (for Mr. J. MORLEY)The Provincial Commissioner referred to in this question is at present on circuit. It is necessary to communicate with him, and my right hon. Friend will be glad, therefore, to have the question postponed till next week.