§ MR. MOONEY (Dublin Co., S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the fact that on the 3rd of March last he intimated to the Commissioners of Irish Lights that they had for some time past neglected their duties as regards periodical inspections, and called upon them to carry out the duties imposed upon them by The Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and that this neglect has extended over a considerable period of time, he will state what steps he proposes to take to make the Irish Lights Commissioners carry out the duties imposed upon them by statute.
§ MR. BONAR LAWThe Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, imposes upon general lighthouse authorities the duty of inspecting lighthouses, buoys, and beacons belonging to local lighthouse authorities, and I have reason to hope that the representation which has been addressed to the Commissioners will receive their attention.