§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the amount paid for capitation in relief of rates for the service of Mullingar District Lunatic Asylum for the year ending 31st March. 1901; can he state how much of this sum was credited to the county Longford; and is he aware that serious complaint is made in county Longford of the taxation consequent upon the present management of the Mullingar Asylum.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe amount paid for capitation grant in relict of rates for the service of this asylum for the year ending the 31st March. 1901, was £8.137 16s. 8d. Of this amount the sum of £2,045 8s. 3d. was credited to the county Longford. The management of the asylum is vested by the Local Government Act. 1898, in a joint committee comprising representatives from the three counties forming the asylum district—namely, Longford, Meath, and Westmeath. No specific complaints have readied Government on the subject of the management of the asylum.