§ MR. KENDAL O'BRIEN (Tipperary, Mid.)To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he is aware that The warehouse of Messrs. Jaffe & Company, of Manchester, was recently raided in the night time by ex-Superintendent M'Kenzieand Inspector Vaughan, while a police sergeant and constable kept watch outside; will he say whether this was done under the direction of the chief constable; whether anything of an incriminating nature was found; whether a search warrant had been obtained; and what explanation is forthcoming as to the action of the police.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Gladstone.) I understand that the incident in question occurred more than seven years ago, and was the subject of an informal arbitration by his honour Judge Barry, whose decision was accepted by all the parties concerned. In any case, the Home Secretary has no responsibility in the matter, as the Watch Committee is the police authority for Manchester.