§ MR. MACVEAGH (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the attention of the Local Government Board in Ireland has been called to the drainage of Greencastle, County Antrim; whether the joint scheme of the Belfast Corporation and the Local Urban Council has been sanctioned; and, if so, what is the reason for the delay in putting the scheme in force.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Local Government Board has not sanctioned any such joint scheme of drainage. The Corporation and the Rural District Council entered into negotiations on the subject. These, however, have been suspended, as the Council considers that the area proposed to be drained by the Corporation is not sufficiently large.