§ MR. TULLYI beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury whether the Board of Works have received a complaint from the Rev. Canon O'Farrell, Ardagh,'County Longford, as to the state of the ruins of St. Mels Cathedral at Ardagh; and whether he can state what steps will be taken to preserve these ancient monuments.
§ MR. HAYES FISHERCommunications on the subject have been received from Canon O'Farrell, but the ruins are not vested in the Commissioners of Public Works, nor can they take any action towards vesting them except at the request of the owner. The ownership is vested in the representative Church body.