§ MR. J. P. X. O'BRIEN (Cork)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state on what grounds the Local Government Inspector, Mr. Wilson Lynch, rejected an application for one labourer's cottage in the Blackrock district of Cork; whether he is aware that the labourers of this district are actually rated for cottages built in other parts of the union, while they cannot get one cottage for their own district, and that it was the first application for a cottage from the district since the Labourers Act was passed; whether he is aware that the occupier of the farm brought cattle from another farm to let the Local Government Inspector see that the land appeared to be fully stocked; and whether he will direct a further inquiry into the case.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe occupier objected to the cottage on the ground that there were already five houses on the land, three of which were vacant, and that the site selected was the only suitable place to accommodate his cattle in winter. The inspector considered these objections reasonable. The expenses under the Labourers Acts are district charges. The fact that there has been no previous application for 73 cottages in this locality would point to the conclusion that they were not considered necessary. There seems to be no sufficient reason for reopening the case.