§ CAPTAIN DONELANOn behalf of the hon. Member for South Down (Mr. McCARTAN), I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he will state the number of civil bill processes for recovery of rent entered for hearing at the recent sittings of the county court for county of Down, held at Downpatrick, Newtownards, Lisburn, Banbridge, and Newry respectively; and how many of these civil bills were in respect of rent accruing during the year 1895 only?
§ * MR. GERALD BALFOURThe number of civil bill processes for recovery of rent entered for hearing at the recent sittings of the county court at Downpatrick was 5, at Newtownards 13, at Lisburn 2, at Banbridge 4, and at Newry 43. The Clerk of the Peace is unable to state how many of these civil bills were in respect of rent accruing during the year 1895 only, but I have 215 ascertained from him that the number for the recovery of one year's rent (as distinguished from any specified year) was 1 at Newtownards, 1 at Banbridge, and 15 at Newry.