§ MR. DEVLINTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lientenant of Ireland, whether his attention has been called to the complaints of the magistrates, solicitors, and officials engaged in the Belfast Summons Court on the 29th January last, as to the insanitary condition of the court room, owing to improper ventilation and foul air; and whether, seeing that the condition of the 1225 court room has been the subject of frequent complaints, the Local Government Board for Ireland propose to take any action in the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) I am informed that the local authorities recently made a change in the mode of heating the Belfast Summons Court, and had electric fans introduced. It would appear that the court-keeper was not properly instructed in the use of the heating and ventilating appliances, but the matter has now been placed in charge of the superintendent of the fire brigade, and the Belfast Police Committee have expressed their desire to do whatever may be possible to remedy the matters complained of. The Local Government Board have received no complaints in the
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| Estimated production of wheat in the United Kingdom | 32,321,066 | 32,474,164 | 30,284,507 |
§ matter. If complaints should be made to them they are prepared to consider whether the matter is one in which they could take action under Article 15 (3) of The Application of Enactments Order,1898.