§ MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury when he expects to be in a position to make any statement on the subject of Irish rating and the relief grant to be applied to Ireland under the Land Rating Act of last year?
§ MR. LOUGHI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, after the almost unanimous vote of Irish Members that was given on Thursday night, that the money that had been allocated to Ireland in 1896 should go to the relief of rates, it is the intention of the Government to proceed with the Poor Relief (Ireland) Bill and the Agriculture and Industries (Ireland) Bill, under which this money would be allocated to other purposes; and, if not, whether the Government are prepared to reconsider the position taken up on Thursday night, and make provision for the reduction of agricultural local rates in Ireland on the same basis as has already taken place in England and Scotland?
§ MR. KNOXI beg to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether, having regard to the strong condemnation by the Press of all parties of the Government's refusal to give to Irish agricultural ratepayers the same relief as has already been given to English ratepayers, the Government will still persist in refusing equal treatment to Irish farmers?
§ THE FIRST LORD OF THE TREASURYIn reference to these Questions, I have to say that I hope to make a statement in connection with Irish business to-morrow at Question time.