§ MR. FLYNN (Cork Co., N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the recent sworn inquiry in the Kanturk Union, under 595 the Labourers' Acts, at which Captain Connellan, Local Government Board Inspector, attended; is he aware that several applications made on behalf of the labourers for the additional half-acre plots have been rejected; and, if so, who is responsible for this rejection; and whether, in view of the fact that no opposition was offered by landlords or tenants, he can state on what grounds these applications for additional plots were rejected.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe District Council withdrew a number of applications for additional half-acre plots. Others were rejected by the Inspector on the ground that the existing half-acres were not tilled, or that the owner or occupier had not received due notice, &c., &c. The reasons for the rejection in each case have been communicated to the District Council. Three hundred and twenty-two cottages and half-acre plots had already been provided in this rural district, and as a result of the recent inquiry it is proposed to authorise the erection of eighty-six additional cottages with one acre allotments, and the acquisition of additional half-acres for 127 cottages already built.
§ CAPTAIN DONELAN (Cork County, E.)Are general instructions given to the Local Government Board Inspector to furnish the County Conncils concerned with their reasons for rejecting applications?
§ MR. ATKINSONI believe instructions are given, but I cannot state their precise nature without notice.