§ MR. O'DOWDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that, owing to the periodical flooding of the Owen-more River, in the county of Sligo, quantities of hay and other feeding stuffs are annually destroyed; whether he has received any report as to the effect of last year's flood, by which poor people have been ruined; and whether, in response to resolutions of the county council and other public bodies in Sligo, steps will be taken by the Irish Government or the Department of Agriculture to have this river drained.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Department of Agriculture will cause an inspection of this district to be carried out at an early date, with a view to determine what action it is practicable to take.