§ MR. ELLIS GRIFFITHTo ask the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the state of the wooden jetty used for the landing of the Irish mails at Holyhead; whether the Government intend to carry out the project contemplated some time ago of replacing the jetty by a permanent stone pier; and whether, in view of the lack of landing accommodation for passengers and goods from other steamers at Holyhead, the Government will take steps to extend the Mackenzie Pier, or deepen the approaches to the Pelham Quay and erect a suitable landing-place thereat.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) With regard to the wooden mail jetty, Sir John Wolfe Barry reported on the 19th June last that the jetty was in good condition, but he suggested the deposit of concrete to protect certain portions of it. The necessary work has been carried out with satisfactory results. The project for erecting a new stone pier has been postponed for the present. As regards the extension of the Mackenzie Pier, the Board of Trade have at present no funds which they could devote to this purpose.