§ MR. LONSDALE (Armagh, Mid.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state, by counties, the number of persons
§ Accounts Department is given an annual allowance while serving in London or at any other station at home. But members who previously belonged to the War Office staff were given a higher rate of pay on joining the Department (£50 additional in the case of staff clerks and £30 in the case of Second Division) as compensation for their new liability to serve away from London. Acting second-class assistant accountants are granted an allowance of £30 a year (in addition to their pay as Second Division clerks) while serving away from London. The civilian members of the directing staff who are serving abroad are granted a local allowance to cover the increased cost of living, as follow:—
§ under constant protection and protection by patrols, respectively, on the 31st January, 30th June, and 31st December, 1906, and at the end of each month to 30th June, 1907.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The following statement shows the numbers of persons receiving special police protection (a) constant, (b) by patrols, on the dates mentioned:—
1315| Counties, etc. | 31st Jan., 1906. | 30th June, 1906. | 31st Dec, 1906. | 31st Jan., 1907. | 28th Feb., 1907. | 31st March, 1907. | 30th April, 1907. | 31st May, 1907. | 30th June, 1907. | |||||||||
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| Antrim | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armagh | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belfast City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cavan | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Donegal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Down | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fermanagh | — | 1 | — | l | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Londonderry | — | — | — | l | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monaghan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrone | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dublin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kildare | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | l | — | 1 |
| Kilkenny | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | l | — | 1 |
| King's | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 7 | — | 7 |
| Longford | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Louth | — | 12 | — | 13 | — | 12 | —. | 12 | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meath | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Queen's | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | —. | 1 |
| Westmeath | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Wexford | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wicklow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Galway, East Riding | 5 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 32 |
| Galway, West Riding | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| Leitrim | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mayo | 1 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sligo | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Clare | 5 | 33 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 33 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 48 |
| Cork, East Riding | 8 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Cork, West Riding | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Kerry | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Limerick | 2 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Tipperary, North Riding | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Tipperary, South Riding | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| Waterford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 41 | 167 | 44 | 158 | 55 | 150 | 46 | 150 | 47 | 153 | 47 | 144 | 46 | 154 | 47 | 163 | 50 | 167 |