§ MR. CONDONI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant 1034 of Ireland whether the Crown has yet decided to institute proceedings against Patrick Keating, of Kylnoracy, Carrick-on-Suir, for carrying arms without a Magistrate's licence; whether the Excise Authorities have had their attention called by the police to the evidence given in the prosecution against him for shooting at a girl named Hannah Hickey on the 9th March last; and, whether it is the duty of the Inland Revenue to take steps to recover the penalty to which a person who carries a gun on the public road without an Excise licence is liable?
§ *MR. GERALD BALFOURIt has been decided not to institute proceedings against Keating for carrying a gun without having previously obtained a licence under the Peace Preservation Act, as he had been duly licensed to carry a revolver, and the Crown, moreover, were advised he kept the gun in ignorance of the requirements of the law. The matter has been brought under the notice of the Inland Revenue Authorities, but it is not known whether they will take proceedings against the man under the Gun Licence Act. The question of instituting proceedings under this latter Act rests entirely with the Inland Revenue.