§ MR. O'DOWD (Sligo, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has yet received the report of the engineer, recently sent to inspect the Owenmore 985 River district, in the county Sligo; and, if so, will lie stale the nature of the report, and say whether it recommends any scheme for the drainage of that river.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe inspection was made by one of the Department's agricultural inspectors, not by an engineer. It appears from the Inspector's report that losses due to floods have been sustained by the farmers from time to time. The Department will consider whether it is practicable for it to take any action in the matter.