HC Deb 15 July 1898 vol 61 cc1220-1
MR. MACALEESE

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has he received a resolution passed by the Monaghan Town Commissioners, protesting against any attempt to reduce the Parliamentary representation of Ireland; and can he make any statement to allay the apprehension which prevails among Irishmen on this subject?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

The honourable Member has supplied me with a copy of the resolution referred to, but I must ask him to address his second inquiry to my right honourable Friend the First Lord of the Treasury.

CAPTAIN DONELAN

Will the right honourable Gentleman suggest to the Cabinet the desirability of dealing, in the first instance, with the rotten boroughs in England?

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