MR. FIELDI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the Act and the section thereof under which the payment of damages and costs incurred by the Irish Board of Lights in Harrisson's case was authorised; and whether he can state the amount of such payment?
§ MR. RITCHIEThe payment of damages and costs by the Commissioners of Irish Lights in Harrisson's case was authorised under Sections 658, 660 and 677 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. As already stated in my previous replies, the Commissioners paid Harrisson £130 damages and costs, and their own costs amounted to £289 2s. 2d.