§ MR. CLANCY (Dublin County, N.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether on the 3rd July last, sixteen polo ponies, the property of officers of the 19th Hussars, stationed at the Curragh Camp, were brought to and provided with stabling at the Marlborough Barracks, Dublin, till the end of the week; if so, whether the taxpayers are bound to provide free stabling for horses kept by officers for their own amusement; and if the taxpayers are not so bound, what stops does he propose to take to prevent a recurrence of the incident in question.
§ *MR. HALDANEWhen Government stabling is temporarily vacant and not actually required for accommodation of Government horses, the private horses or ponies of officers may be accommodated provided that no expense to the public is thereby incurred.
§ MR. CLANCYAnd is there no expense to the public?
§ *MR. HALDANENone.