§ MR. LONSDALEOn behalf of the hon. Member for South Antrim, I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the intimidation practised on the Daly and other estates in Galway to compel the landlords to sell their estates on certain terms; is he aware that many of Colonel Daly's tenants have refused to pay any rent; that his workpeople have been threatened with violence if they continue to work for him; and that on the night of 28th July two shots were tired into the house of a herd of Colonel Daly named Burke, and three shots fired into the house of one of his labourers named Ward; and, if so, whether he intends to put the Criminal Law and Procedure (Ireland) Act in force in the district, or, if not, what steps will be taken to protect life and to preserve order.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Government is fully seized of the condition of things on this property and in its immediate neighbourhood. Shots were fired into houses 242 on the two occasions referred to. A large number of extra police have been drafted into the locality to prevent intimidation and protect life and property. As at present advised the Government does not propose to resort to the procedure of the Criminal Law and Procedure Act.