§ SIR BERKELEY SHEFFIELD (Lincolnshire, Brigg)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received police reports upon the occurrences of 13th March in the neighbourhood of Athenry when shots were fired into the house of a man named Tierney and stones were thrown into the dwelling of Mrs. Raftery; whether the last named was injured by this assault; and whether these persons are now protected from a repetition of such attacks.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe reply to each part of the Question is in the affirmative. The police are paying special attention to the locality with a view to the protection of the persons referred to.
§ *MR. JOHN ROCHE (Galway, E.)Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that more crime is committed in the Brigg Parliamentary Division than in any four counties in Ireland.
§ [No Answer was returned.]