§ SIR THOMAS ESMONDE (Wexford, N)To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if the contractor for the construction of Poulduff Pier, county Wexford, will be allowed to take the small quantity of sand he requires for the work from the beach there, in view of the fact that no objection has ever been taken to the removal of either sand or shingle from the beach by the public, who have been in the habit of so doing from time immemorial, and in view of the fact that the removal of the small quantity of sand required by the cantractor can do no harm to anyone.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The Board of Trade have intimated to the contractor that they are disposed to grant him permission to take a limited quantity of gravel from the beach on certain conditions, but it is necessary before corning to a decision for the Board to be furnished with an approximate estimate of the amount which he requires.