§ MR. TULLYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state what is the nature of the reports received from the inspector of lunatics as to the overcrowding of Sligo Asylum; and whether it is intended to avail of the offer of the Mohill Board of Guardians to have their workhouse converted into an auxiliary asylum, and thus save capital expenditure to the counties of Sligo and Leitrim.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe substance of the report has been communicated to the Joint Committee of Management of the Asylum and published in the Press. The County Councils of the asylum district are responsible for the provision of sufficient accommodation for the insane poor in the district. No proposal has been made by them in the direction mentioned in the Question. If made, it will receive careful consideration.