§ MR. BRIGGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland under what circumstances is the rule relaxed in Ireland which allows for the patrol duty to be carried out singly and not in couples.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The one-man day patrol system was extended to the country generally in June, 1904. In a few localities, however, two-men day patrols have been allowed owing to unrest in the neighbourhood or for other special reasons, such as the preservation of order on fair and market-days or the detection of particular offences.