§ MR. MACALEESEI beg to ask the Chief. Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if the gentleman sent down from Dublin to examine into the alleged in sanitary condition of certain dwelling houses in the town of Clones has furnished a report of his visit; was he accompanied in his inspection by the local sanitary sub-officer, or by any other official of the sanitary authority from whom he could obtain such information as he might deem of value in furtherance of his investigations; was his inspection exhaustive enough to embrace every dwelling in Clones not sufficiently equipped with proper sanitary accommodation, and, if not, will another inspection be ordered so that this important matter may be settled on a basis satisfactory to the public at Clones; and will the Local Government Board insist upon the recommendation of their inspector being carried into effect?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURA report has been made by the medical inspector of the Local Government Board relative to the general sanitary condition of Clones. The inspector was not accompanied in the course of his inspection by the sanitary sub-officer, 276 though that officer was invited to be present. The inspector's report discloses the result of his inspection and deals very fully with the general sanitary condition of the town, and the Local Government Board do not consider it necessary that further inspection should take place at present. The Board will direct the attention of the sanitary authority to the several matters referred to by the inspector which require to be remedied.