§ MR. O'SHEE (Waterford, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether Article 14 of the Local Government (Transitory Provisions) No. 2 Order, 1898, applies to the coming elections as well as to the first elections; and, seeing that there are a number of contracts made by the Grand Juries for periods of five and seven years which are still unexpired, whether the sureties for the contractors on such contracts will he eligible for election again as at the first elections.
§ MR. ATKINSONThis is an abstract question on the construction of the Order which I must decline to answer. The matter is one to be determined in a court 1022 of law, and any opinion given by me would not hind the parties interested.