§ MR. LONSDALETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any Report was called for from the constabulary at Carrickmore as to their reasons for destroying placards relating to a lecture at the Dungannon Club; what was the nature of the contents of the posters in question; and whether any official communication was sent to the Carrickmore Constabulary expressing approval or disapproval of their action in this case.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) It would be entirely contrary to usage, and not in the interests of the public service, to state what official communications, if any, pass between the Inspector-General and the members of his force. The 55 poster in question was in the following terms: "Dungannon Club, Carrickmore. A lecture on the carrying out of the Sinn Fein Policy will be given by Padraic MacArtain on January 6th, at 12.30. The Orange and Green will carry the day."