§ MR. SLOAN (Belfast, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if an order has been issued from Dublin Castle to the effect that all uniformed policemen are not to be permitted on any railway platform in Ireland; and, if so, will he state the reason for its issue.
(Answered by Mr. wyndham.) No such order has been issued. The regulations in force for many years prohibited the attendance of police at railway stations unless they were specially ordered to be 469 present by reason of the importance of the station, or some emergency necessitating their attendance. Inquiry showed that these regulations had not been uniformly observed, and on the 10th May the inspector promulgated an order designed to give effect to the intention of the regulations previously in force. This order does not prohibit the attendance of police at railway stations when their presence is required.