§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the oyster-bed pier at Sneem, on which a sum of £1,000 was expended by the Congested Districts Board about ten years ago, has been rendered practically useless in consequence of the withdrawal of the Clyde Shipping Company's steamer; and whether the Board will now start a herring-curing station thereon.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe Board have no reason to believe that the fact is as alleged in the first inquiry. They have arranged to experiment daring the coming autumn on the development of a herring fishery in the locality, but cannot yet decide whether Sneem pier will be the most suitable place for a curing station.