§ CAPTAIN J. CRAIG (Down, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will grant a Return showing the numbers of claims for malicious injuries entered and awarded at the various quarter sessions in Ireland since January, 1907.
§ MR. CHERRYPart II. of the Judicial Statistics (Ireland) for 1907, now in course of preparation, will contain a table 1759 showing by counties full particulars of the claims for compensation for malicious injury to person and property, and the results of such claims. The table will be in the same form as Table 54 in the similar volume of statistics for 1906 (Cd. 3616 of 1907). I am in a position to state at once the totals for the year 1907, namely:—Number of claims, 741; total amount claimed, £66,768; number of awards of compensation, 444; total amount awarded, £13,040. For the details by counties I must ask the hon. Member to await the presentation of the usual statistics.
§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)Will the Return include the rejected claims?
§ MR. CHERRYYes.
§ MR. J. MACVEAGH (Down, S.)Out of the £66,000 claim was not a large proportion from the city of Belfast?
§ MR. CHERRYYes.
§ MR. J. MACVEAGHAbout £30,000?
§ MR. CHERRYI have no doubt that is so.
§ MR. MOORE (Armagh, N.)And was not damage done to the extent of £30,000 by the burning of sheds, etc., during the strike, although, as there was not deemed to be sufficient evidence, the claim was withdrawn?
§ MR. CHERRYI only know that the claim was made and then withdrawn.
§ *MR. SPEAKEROrder, order!
§ CAPTAIN J. CRAIGWill the Return be in the hands of the hon. Members before the House rises?
§ MR. CHERRYI think so, but I cannot say for certain.