§ MR. W. JOHNSTON (Belfast, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the Local Government Board advised the town clerk of Cork that the by-laws of the old Corporation would remain in force till rescinded, but that the Mayor of Cork subsequently declared that all the old rules and bylaws were swept away by the Local Government Act; whether the Council exceeded their powers by expending certain sums of money belonging to the ratepayers; whether the town clerk was prevented from answering certain questions put to him by Sir John Scott, ex-Mayor of Cork, concerning the correspondence with the Local Government Board; and whether the Local Government Board will take any action in consequence of the conduct of the Cork Council?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND (Mr. GERALD W. BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralThe Local Government Board are in communication with the town clerk of Cork in reference to this Question, and if my honourable Friend will repeat it on Tuesday next, I hope to be in a position to give him a reply.
§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork County, N.E.)Will the Mayor of Cork, who is also a. Member of this House, be communicated with in reference to this matter?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI can hardly say until I get the Report.