HC Deb 19 November 1902 vol 114 cc1361-2
MR. CAREW (Meath, S.)

I beg to ask Mr. Attorney General for Ireland whether his attention has been directed to the case of Bernard Kennedy v. Michael Moore at the Bagnalstown Petty Sessions, in which the Royal Irish Constabulary claimed the right to serve summonses for the Petty Sessions Court at Bagnalstown in cases at the suit of the Town Commissioners; and whether he will issue instructions to the police to have these summonses served by the proper officer employed by the Town Commissioners.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON, Londonderry, N.)

It has hitherto been the practice of the constabulary to serve summonses in these cases. That course was adopted to convenience the Town Commissioners. If, however, the Commissioners desire that summonses in all cases in which they are complainants, should beserved by their own officer, no objection will be raised by the constabulary.