§ MR. D. CRILLY (Mayo, N.)I beg-to ask Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, if, as a result of the instructions given to the Royal Irish Constabulary, any reports have reached the Chief Secretary's office of the departure lately from ports in the North of Ireland, for Scottish ports, of potatoladen vessels; and, if so, have the destinations of these cargoes been definitely ascertained?
MR. J. MORLEYSeveral reports have been received from the Constabulary stating that potatoes have been consigned to Scotland, and, in every case, the destination of the consignment has 952 been ascertained. No action was called for in any of these cases, however, as it was ascertained that the potatoes, which were sent in the ordinary course of trade, were mostly for table use.