§ MR. LONSDALE (Armagh, Mid.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Ballina District Council have refused to pass the estimate for the repair and maintenance of a road leading from the Crossmolina Road at Greenaum to the end of the road at Slievenagark, on the ground that it was used by the police who were protecting John Haire, the tenant of the Crannagh farm, who has been denounced by the United Irish League; and whether he will state what action he proposes to take.
MR. BRYCEThe Local Government Board have ascertained from the clerk of the Ballina Rural District Council that an application for the repair of the road mentioned in the Question was rejected by the council at their last quarterly meeting, but upon what grounds is unknown to the Board. The Board can 1519 only act in a matter of this kind upon complaint being made by the county council that the district council have failed to keep this public road in good repair.