§ MR. HAZLETONTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the local head constable, accompanied by other policemen, disturbed the household of Mr. C. J. Kennedy, County Councillor, Dunmore, county Galway, on a certain night last November, about 12 o'clock, for the purpose of inquiring after the whereabouts of Mr. Kennedy; and, if so, what was the purpose of their action.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) Mr. Kennedy is a licensed publican. On 1st November, 1907, at 11 p.m., a police patrol, consisting of the head constable and a constable, visited and inspected the public house in pursuance of their powers under the Licensing Acts. The visit was not paid with the object of ascertaining Mr. Kennedy's whereabouts.