§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Louth, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that, despite the judgments of the Irish Court of Appeal last year in certain joint-tenancy cases, the Clerks of Union in North Tyrone (especially in Castlederg Union) have returned a number of joint-rated occupiers on the Voters' List for 1895 without objection where there is no joint tenancy; and what steps do the Local Government Board take to make Poor Law officials acquainted with Registration Law, or to see that it is carried out?
MR. J. MORLEYThe clerk of the Castlederg Union has informed the Local Government Board that the persons whom he had returned as joint-rated occupiers without objection were persons whose names he found on the Revised 25 Valuation Roll for 1895, and that he had been informed by the rate collectors that they had seen joint-tenancy receipts of the persons in question. He had no information before him to lead him to object and was unaware of the effect of the decision of the Court of Appeal. I am informed that it does not devolve upon the Local Government Board to make clerks of Unions acquainted with the Registration Law, or to see that it is carried out. The Board have no jurisdiction over Boards of Guardians and clerks of Unions in their capacity as "Overseers" under the Franchise Acts.
§ MR. T. M. HEALYIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that a large number of persons ought to be struck off the list?