§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that, in consequence of the withdrawal of the Clyde Shipping Company's steamer from the south-west coast service, an in increased cost of carriage of goods falls on traders in Valentia Island, and that delay and consequent damage to goods is caused by the existing ferry arrangements; and whether, pending the improvement of the pier at Reenard and the ferry service under the Marine Works Act, he will take steps to secure that the railway company will make suitable arrangements, both as to ferrying and storage, for the regular delivery of goods at Valentia.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. WALTER LONG,) Bristol, S.I understand that this steamer called at Valentia once a month, and sometimes more frequently, if cargo offered. The withdrawal of the service will no doubt cause some inconvenience to the traders in that place, but it is not in the power of the Congested Districts Board to secure from the railway company a better ferry service.