§ MR. KILBRIDE (Galway, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he can state the entire number of the members of the Royal Irish Constabulary at present stationed in the county of Galway, what number of these are stationed in the East Riding, and what is the number of the free force for the county, giving the number for each riding.
§ MR. G. W. BALFOURThe number of officers and men of the constabulary stationed in the county of Galway is 669, of whom 318 are stationed in the East Riding of the county. The free quota of constabulary assigned to the county numbers 677, of whom 323 are in the East Riding and 354 in the West Riding.