§ MR. GILHOOLY (Cork County, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1730 whether the Congested Districts Board have discontinued improvement works on the estate of Dr. Bird, at Kilcrohane, county Cork; and, if so, whether, in view of the bad crop of potatoes in that district, he will suggest the works be recommenced to mitigate the sufferings of the small farmers.
MR. BRYCEI am informed by the Congested Districts Board that their improvement works on the Bird estate generally are completed, but some further work has to be done in the town-lands of Eskeragh and Ballyeiragh, and this will be put in hand as soon as possible after Christmas.