§ MR. T. D. SULLIVAN (Donegal, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether the further inquiries which, on 9th April, he said were being made regarding the alleged existence of severe distress in the electoral divisions of Cranford and Loughkeel, in the Milford Union, County Donegal, have been completed; in what manner are such inquiries conducted; whether the inspector in the district above mentioned sought for information as to the condition of the people from the local clergymen; whether he has yet reported on the subject; and, if so, what is the nature of his report?
THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. JOHN MORLEY,) New-castle-upon-TyneAs a result of the inquiries which have been made with regard to this district, directions have been given to provide employment on Relief Works to the necessitous poor in the two divisions referred to. As regards 454 the latter part of the question, the inspectors of the Local Government Board have instructions to visit all localities where distress is alleged to exist, and to obtain all the reliable information they can procure on the subject. With this object they consult the clergy of the different parishes.