§ MR. JAMES O'KELLY (Roscommon, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary the Treasury whether he will state the number of decrees granted by the County Court Judge of Roscommon under the Suck Drainage Award; the amount of the decrees in each case, and the rent of each holding on which these decrees were given, and the observations of the County Court Judge in giving his decision on these cases; ill how many cases the decrees have been realised, and the amount and costs paid without the intervention of the Sheriff; and the number of cases where the sheriff has executed the writ of fi fa., together with his costs?
§ THE SECRETARY To THE TREASURY (MR. R. W. HANBURY,) PrestonThe number of decrees is 382. To state the amount and rent in each case would be obviously impossible within the ordinary limits of an answer to a Question on the Paper. I understand that the County Court Judge made some remarks about some inaccuracies in the documents and about the absence of the process server who should prove service. The decrees settled without the Sheriffs intervention have been 239 under £2, with costs 6s. 9d. each and 7 over £2, with costs 13s each. 136 decrees have been lodged with the 186 Sheriff. Of these, 87 under £2 have been realised, with costs 8s. 3d. each, 9 over £2, with costs 14s. 6d each, and 3 over £10, with costs £1. 4s. 6d. each.
§ MR. D. KILBRIDE (Galway, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the number of decrees granted by the County Court judge of Galway under the Suck Drainage Award; the amount of the decrees in each case and the rent of each holding on which these decrees were given, and the observations of the County Court Judge in giving his decision on these cases; in how many cases the decrees have been realised and the amount and costs paid without the intervention of the Sheriff; and the number of cases where the Sheriff has executed the writ of fi fa., together with his costs?
§ MR. HANBURYThe number of decrees is 499. Here again, to state the amount and rent in each case would be obviously impossible within the ordinary limits of an answer to a Question on the Paper. I understand that the Recorder made no observations at any of the Sessions. The decrees settled without the Sheriffs intervention have been 173 under £2, with costs 6s. 9d. each, and 16 over £2, with costs 13s. each. 310 decrees have been lodged with the Sheriff. Of these, 151 under £2 have been realised, with costs 8s. 3d. each, and 7 over £2, with costs 14s. 6d. each.
§ MR. KILBRIDEAm I to understand from the reply that about half the number of decrees have been realised?
§ MR. HANBURYYes; 158 out of 310.