§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction or the Congested Districts Board propose to encourage the adoption of the Rural Libraries Act by a grant to those district councils which have already adopted, or may adopt, the Act in the future.
§ MR. WYNDHAMBoth Departments afford aid to village and working-men's libraries in the purchase and selection of books. The Department of Agriculture has also at present under consideration further proposals framed with the view of promoting the adoption of the Act by rural district councils.