§ MR. SEXTON (Kerry, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Land Judge, Mr. Justice Monroe, on 9th March, 1892, dismissed Mr. Fergus Curtin from the office of receiver of the Blake Forster estate in the Counties of Clare and Galway, and ruled then that he should furnish a final account at once; and whether Judge Monroe, by his Judgment of 1st May, 1894, confirmed the result of this inquiry, by which it was proved that the receiver was guilty of perjury and fraud in at least nine 567 different cases; if so, what action the Attorney General will take?
MR. J. MORLEYIt is the fact that Mr. Fergus Curtin was dismissed from the receivership and ordered to furnish a final account. The order made by the Judge against Mr. Curtin does not state that any criminal offence was committed. It found him guilty of default and ordered him to account. As to any further steps, the Judge has the question still under consideration, and if he directs a prosecution it will be instituted. In the alternative, if the Land Court places the reliable material before the Attorney General, he will consider whether there is a case for a criminal prosecution.