HC Deb 23 January 1902 vol 101 cc684-5
MR. O'DOWd (Sligo, S.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he will state the number of extra police at present stationed in Ballymote, county Sligo, and explain the precise nature, of the duties which these men are required to perform in this town.

MR. WYNDHAM

Ten men of the reserve force have been sent to Ballymote. They are employed in affording protection to certain individuals who have been exposed to risk or embarrassment in the pursuit of lawful avocations.

MR. O'DOWD

How many evicted farms are there in this district?

* MR. SPEAKER

Order, Order!