§ MR. LUNDON (Limerick, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the fact that many of the roads in Ireland are in a bad condition and that the labourers are in need of employment, he will, in pursuance of his interview some weeks ago with the deputation from the Limerick County Council, on the subject of obtaining an Order in Council for repairing and making the public roads of Ireland by direct labour through the county surveyors, and of his communications with the various county surveyors and the various councils connected with that department, now state if he will bring the matter of obtaining such Order before this House.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI stated to the deputation that waited upon me that I would direct the Local Government Board to forward to local authorities in Ireland a draft of a Provisional Order which it was proposed to make amending the Local Government (Procedure of Councils) Order of 1899, in regard to the repair and maintenance of roads by direct labour. The Board communicated with the local bodies on the 6th inst., but obviously some little time must elapse before I am in possession of their views on the subject. A number of copies of the draft Provisional Order have been sent to the hon. Member for South Leitrim for the information of his colleagues.
§ MR. LUNDONWill the right hon. Gentleman have the Provisional Order published in the local papers, as this 706 matter is of great interest to the labouring classes.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI gave orders that that should be done.