§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the application made to the Downpatrick Board of Guardians, at their meeting on the 14th instant, for the erection of two labourers' cottages in the Killough Dispensary District; whether he is aware of the absolute necessity for having some labourers' cottages erected in the district; and if he will communicate with the Board as to the desirability of having them erected with the least possible delay?
MR. J. MORLEYA representation has been made to the Guardians, as stated in the first paragraph, and should they decline to act upon it, it will then be open to the persons who signed the representation to apply direct to the Local Government Board for an inquiry into the matter, in pursuance of Section 4 of the Act of 1891. I may point out that the application now before the Guardians can only be considered after the issue of the notices required by the Labourers' Acts, and that at the present stage of the proceedings it would be premature for the Local Government Board to take action.