§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to 311 the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in calculating the amount annually contributed to Kerry in relief of railway charges, he included a sum of £4,067, portion of the proceeds of the Limerick and Kerry Railway, money which is not a Government grant; and, if so, whether this county, half of which is congested, is paying for railway guarantees alone about 1s. per £.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe sum mentioned was taken into account in making the calculation. It represents a refund in respect of guarantees paid in the past for the Limerick and Kerry Railway. The poundage rate required to pay the net charge against each guaranteeing area in the county varies, according to the Parliamentary Return No. 376 of 1902, from a fraction of 1d. to 10d.