§ MR. LONSDALETo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord - Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state the total number of agrarian outrages reported to the Royal Irish Constabulary during the twelve months ended 31st December last; the number of cases in which arrests were made or proceedings taken; and the number of cases in which convictions were obtained.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The number of agrarian outrages reported during the year ending 31st December, 1907, was 372, which includes 182 threatening letters or notices. Proceedings were taken by arrest or otherwise in forty-two cases. Convictions have been obtained in five of these cases, and in twelve cases the proceedings are pending.