§ MR. BLAKISTON-HOUSTON (Down, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland on what grounds the Local Government Board for Ireland, on the 15th of May, 1899, changed the area of charge for sewerage, etc., from the town and town parks of Comber, county Down (the area previously legally fixed), to that of Comber dispensary district; whether the town and town parks of Donaghadee are at present being fixed as the area of charge for their new sewerage scheme; and is there any reason for treating differently these two towns, of about the same size and in the same rural district of Newtownards, county Down.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. G. W. BALFOUR, Leeds Central)The General Order referred to was made in consequence of the rating provisions of the Local Government Act, and after consulting the local authorities concerned. The area of charge for the proposed sewerage works at Donaghadee has not yet been fixed. Further particulars in relation to the matter are awaited from the district council.