§ MR. J. C. FLYNN (Cork, North)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether the attention of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests in Ireland has been drawn to the present condition of the funds accruing from charitable donations and bequests to the poor of Newmarket, county Cork, in which district there are funds amounting approximately to £1,540, bequeathed for the benefit of the poor; can the Commissioners state what is the amount now available, the interest on which is destinued for the relief of the poor; and, will they inquire into the management and administration of all the bequests left to the poor of the parish?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralWith the exception of the Creagh Charity, referred to in the next Question, the attention of the Commissioners has not been drawn to the present condition of the funds accruing from charitable donations and bequests to the poor Newmarket. The total amount of these bequests, irrespective of the Creagh Charity, of which the Commissioners have cognizance, is £1,150. Of this amount a sum of £1,000 was bequeathed by Mr. St. Leger Aldworth to establish a manufacture for the advantage of the people of Newmarket, the balance to be applied in providing annuities for two poor persons upon the Newmarket Estate; and the amount of this particular bequest now standing to the credit of the Commissioners for the latter purpose is about £327. The other two bequests of £100 and £50, respectively, are represented by investments amounting to £171, the dividends on which, as well as on the sum of £327, are duly remitted to the locality for distribution. Should any complaints be made to the Commissioners that any of these charities are withheld or misapplied, they will receive every consideration.