HC Deb 05 February 1908 vol 183 cc846-8
MR. PIKE PEASE (Darlington)

To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what were the numbers of cattle-drives reported by the Constabulary during each month of 1907 and during the period 1st to 29th January, 1908, distinguishing the counties in which such drives were committed.

County. 1907. 1908.
April. May. June. July. August. Sept. October. Nov. Dec. Jan., to 29th.
Donegal - - - 1 1 - - - - -
Tyrone - - - - - 1 - - - -
Dublin - - - - - - - 1 2 -
Kildare - - - - - - 6 10 7 11
King's 1 6 1 - - 1 1 1 - -
Longford - - - - 3 1 - - 5 1
Louth - - - - - - - - 1 -
Meath - - - - 5 17 17 28 17 6
Queen's - 1 2 - - - - 1 - -
Westmeath - - - - - - 2 11 9 9
Galway, E. Riding 7 19 26 9 2 6 7 13 4 1
Galvay, W. Riding - 1 - - - - 13 22 2 2
Leitrim 1 - - - - - - - - -
Mayo - 1 1 - - - - 2 4 1
Roscommon - 7 1 1 - - 9 15 22 1
Sligo - - - - 1 - - 2 2 -
Clare - 1 - - - - 1 2 2 2
Cork, E. Riding - - - 1 - - - - - -
Kerry - - - 1 1 - - - - -
Limerick - - - - - 1 - - 2 -
Tipperary, N. Riding- - 4 - - - - - 1 -
Tipperary, S. Riding - - - - - 1 - - 1 -
Waterford - - - - - 1 1 - - -
Total 9 36 35 13 13 29 57 108 81 34

(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The following table gives the information asked for. There were no cattle-drives in the first three months of 1907:—