§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state how many constables off the seniority list in County Down have been advanced to the rank of acting sergeant since 1st January, 1900, and how many of them are Roman Catholics; and whether he can state what proportion the Roman Catholic constables in the county bear to non-Catholics.
§ MR. WYNDHAMSeven constables serving in Down have been promoted to the rank of acting sergeant since the 1st January, 1,900; one of them is a Roman Catholic. There is no seniority list. There are 117 Roman Catholic constables in the county at present, and 91 of other religious denominations.