§ CAPTAIN CRAIG (Down, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that only one sergeant out of thirty-two
| Year. | (1.) Number of tenants converted into caretakers by service of ejectment notice under Section 7 of the Land Law (Ire land) Act, 1887, in Ireland. | (2.)Number of actual evictions of tenants from agricultural holdings at the suit of landlords. |
| 1901 | 2,482 | 226 |
| 1902 | 2,694 | 193 |
| 1903 | 2,257 | 231 |
| 1904 | 2,414 | 169 |
| 1905 | 2,221 | 134 |
| 1906 | 2,191 | 164 |
§ sergeants and men of the Royal Irish Constabulary stationed at Newry is a Protestant; whether such arrangement is by design or accident; and if he proposes to make any change.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Inspector-General informs me that the force stationed at Newry consists of thirty-two sergeants and constables. Of this number one sergeant and eight constables are Protestants, and an existing vacancy is to be filled by the allocation of a second Protestant sergeant. The assignment of policemen to stations is a matter for the Inspector-General, and I do not propose to interfere with his discretion.