§ MR. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, how much of the grant of £40,000, voted by Parliament in 1890 for the erection of labourers' cottages in Ireland, lies to the credit of the Monaghan District Council in the books of the Postmaster General; and will the amount still be available should the Monaghan District Council decide upon receiving a representation and adopt a scheme for the erection of two or more cottages.
§ * MR. G. W. BALFOURThe share of the grant lying to the credit of the Monaghan District Council is £205 0s. 4d., which sum will be available in reduction of any loan that the council may contract for the erection of labourers' cottages in the district. The amount could not, however, be issued in anticipation of the making of an improvement scheme.