§ MR. DALYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is aware the secretary to the Grand Jury of county Monaghan charges 8d. per tender form to road contractors in the barony of Farney, while the statute allows only a charge of 6d. per tender form; whether he can say how long this charge of 8d. per tender form has been in existence in the barony of Farney; and, what course does he intend to take in the matter?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOUROn Thursday last I informed the hon. Member of the practice that existed in this respect in the barony mentioned. The arrangement, which has been in force for a number of years, was made at the request of the contractors themselves to whom it is represented to me to have been a great accommodation, but if any of them object to pay the additional sum of two-pence which has been charged to cover travelling expenses they can be supplied with the forms of tender on application at the office of the Secretary to the Grand Jury in Monaghan, on payment of the statutory fee of sixpence. The Secretary to the Grand Jury has apparently given special facilities to contractors residing in the barony of Farney, which they seem to have gladly availed themselves of, and the matter is not one calling for the interference of Government.