§ MR. DUNBAR BARTON (Armagh, Mid.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is aware that the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland have placed a weir in the River Callan, at Greenhall, which stops all salmon from going up the river; whether he has been informed that Mr. W. F. Card well, a riparian landowner, who has put salmon ova in the river, has been refused a fish pass: and, whether he can state the reason for such refusal?
MR. J. MORLEYThe weir referred to forms part of the Lough Neagh Drainage District works, which were constructed by the Board of Works under the Act 5 and 6 Vic. C. 89 between the years 1846 and 1859. In the latter year a final award was made and the District was handed over to Trustees. The Board have, therefore, no longer any jurisdiction in the matter. So far as they have been able to ascertain, no objection was raised to the absence of a fish pass at the time of the Final Award. It appears to me, however, that if the gentleman named in the question provided the funds, and came to a friendly agreement with the Trustees, they might not object to the pass being put up.
§ MR. W. FIELDWill the right hon. gentleman bring pressure to bear on the Commissioners of Irish Lands?
§ MR. BRYCEI think these questions will have the effect of quickening the action of the Commissioners.