§ MR. CULLINAN (Tipperary, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Mr. David Quane, a respectable merchant residing in Tipperary, has been refused a licence to carry a gun by the local resident magistrate, and, on memorial, by the Lord Lieutenant; whether he is aware that the High Sheriff for the county of Tipperary recommended Mr. Quane as a proper person to grant a licence to; and whether he will state the reasons why Mr. Quane has been so treated.
§ MR. WYNDHAMMr. Quane's licence to keep firearms was revoked by the Lord Lieutenant in 1891. His subsequent applications for a renewal of the licence have been refused; it would be contrary to practice to state the reasons for the refusal.
§ MR. CULLINANIs there any reason why the case should not be reconsidered?
§ MR. WYNDHAMsaid it had never been the custom to give reasons, and he did not wish to set a precedent.
§ MR. FLAVINWhat is the qualification necessary for a licence?
§ *MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!