§ MR. MACVEAGHI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the contracts for meat recently entered into by the Committee of the Belfast Lunatic Asylum, by the Belfast Poor Law Guardians, and by the Committee of the Antrim Asylum; whether he is aware that the tenders of Government contractors were injected in favour of higher tenders by other contractors; and whether the attention of the Local Government Board auditors will be drawn to the matter with a view to the excess being surcharged upon those who voted for the higher tenders.
§ MR. WYNDHAMRepresentations have been made to the Local Government Board in this matter. The Board has no power to intervene, beyond referring the representations to the auditor, who will determine whether the case is one in which he would be justified in taking action.