§ MR. MACALEESEI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland—(1) if he will take steps to secure that that portion of the courthouse at Newbliss, county Monaghan, which is used for the holding of petty sessions, and the rent of which is defrayed out of the public rates, will not be used for party purposes; and, (2) if he will use his authority to prevent any party flags or emblems being displayed from the roof or windows of this building during the approaching Orange anniversaries?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe courthouse at Newbliss consists of one room in a building known as the Market House, and this room, as I have already stated, has never been devoted to party uses or purposes, nor have flags or emblems ever been displayed from it. The Justices' room is rented by the Grand Jury pursuant to the provisions of Section 8 of the Petty Sessions Act, and I have no authority whatever to act in the manner suggested in the second paragraph of the question.