§ MR. A. O'CONNOR) (Donegal, E.I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what steps, if any, the Local Government Board Inspector has yet taken with regard to the labourers' cottages in the electoral division of Feddyglass, in the Union of Strabane?
THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. J.MORLEY,) Newcastle-upon-TyneThe Local Government Board inform me that their Inspector called upon the Medical Officer of Health to supply him with a list of the labourers in this electoral division who had applied for cottages, and to report on the condition of the existing cottages as required by law. Should he report that they are in an unsanitary state, the Inspector will at once proceed to the locality to ascertain whether other houses can be had in the district, and if not, he will consider whether it will be necessary to erect new ones to replace these stated to be unfit for habitation. The Medical Officer of Health has been called upon to report as soon as possible.