§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what he intends doing with the £50,185 lying to the credit of counties in Ireland in which little or nothing has been done under the Labourers Acts; and whether, considering the needs of the labourers for better houses and more land, and the extent to which certain councils have taxed the ratepayers for this purpose, he would consider the advisability of distributing this sum amongst the counties which have used all the available Exchequer contribution.
§ MR. WYNDHAMNo portion of this amount could be diverted in the manner suggested, without an amendment of the law. The question of its re-allocation could be raised in any fresh legislation dealing with labourers' cottages.