§ MR. A. O'CONNOR (Donegal, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether an Inspector of the Local Government Board held an inquiry at Stranorlar into the condition of certain labourers' dwellings at Augheygalt, in the Convoy Electoral Division; whether the Inspector has yet reported; whether it is a fact that every one of the labourers referred to has now received a notice to quit, and is threatened with eviction proceedings at the June Quarter Sessions; and what the Local Government Board propose to do in the matter?
MR. J. MORLEYThe Inspector of the Local Government Board recently held an inquiry into the refusal of the Guardians of this Union to enforce the provisions of the Labourers' Acts, but his Report has not yet been received by the Board. I understand the facts are as stated in the third paragraph. The Board are unable to say what action they may take until they have received their Inspector's Report, and they point out that even if the Inspector should report in favour of the making of an Improvement Scheme the Local Authority are allowed by law a further period of three months to prepare a scheme.
§ MR. A. O'CONNORAs this particular Inspector is engaged on some very heavy work, can the right hon. Gentleman say at what period we may look for his Report?