§ MR. W. REDMONDOn behalf of the honourable Member for the College Green Division of Dublin I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has seen a resolution, unanimously adopted by the guardians of the North Dublin Union on the 8th instant, calling attention to the alleged unfair representation proposed to be given to the city wards as compared with the rural districts in the union under the new Local Government Bill; whether he is aware that, whilst the six city wards of the union, with a valuation of nearly £300,000, will have only six representatives on the board, the rural districts, with a valuation of only £120,000, will have 11; and whether he will introduce an Amendment correcting this 1235 disproportion by giving at least two representatives to each of the city wards?
§ MR. ATKINSON (for Mr. GERALD BALFOUR)This resolution is based on a misconception. In urban electoral divisions the Local Government Board will be enabled, should it appear equitable, to order the election of more than one guardian for each division.