§ MR. FIELD (Dublin, St. Patrick)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that specific complaints respecting the delay of live stock in transit on Irish railways have been, forwarded by the Committee of the Irish Cattle Traders and Stock Owners Association to the Department of Agriculture in Ireland, without much improvement being effected; whether he is aware that last week cattle were delayed sixteen hours in being conveyed less than thirty miles from Charleville; whether he will cause inquiries to be made into this matter, and request the Department of Agriculture to exercise the powers given them in regard to carrying companies in Ireland.
§ MR. WYNDHAMAll such complaints have been investigated. The Department does not accept the statement that, as a result of its correspondence with the railway companies, 977 little improvement has been effected. A complaint was received from the owner in respect to the delay in conveying cattle from Charleville, and is now being investigated.