§ MR. WILLIAM McKILLOP (Sligo, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Irish Government has received resolutions calling upon them to make inquiry in reference to distress in the congested districts of Sligo, and to take steps to avert suffering and starvation in those districts; and, if so, will he say what has been done in those districts in response to the representations made by local bodies and meetings.
§ MR. ATKINSONRepresentations to this effect have been received. The condition of the districts in question has received the careful attention of the Local Government Board, whose inspectors have made personal investigations in the localities where exceptional distress is apprehended. The inspectors are satisfied that no distress exists of a character which cannot be dealt with by the resources of the ordinary Poor Laws. They will continue, however, to give the matter their close attention.