§ MR. WILLIAM ABRAHAM (Cork County, N. E.)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that the Mallow Rural District Council made a proposal last year to provide an adequate supply of water to the military barracks at Buttevant; and that correspondence respecting the proposed scheme has been going on for many months between the military authorities in Ireland and the local council; and if he will inquire into the cause of delay in concluding the negotiations.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) I am aware that the proposals of the Mallow Rural District Council have been for some time under consideration. I am glad to say that within the last few days 46 almost all the matters under negotiation have been adjusted, and a definite agreement will be arrived at at a very early date.