§ MR. SHEEHANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that proceedings were instituted some time ago by the Macroom Rural District Council against Mrs. Kate Foley, tenant of a labourer's cottage at Springhill, Lissarda; that the tenant offered to pay all liabilities and to sign a bond for rent when the cottage was put into proper repair; is it the duty of the district council to insist in such cases that the contractor performs his contract according to plans and specifications; and, seeing that Mrs. Foley complains of the defective condition of her dwelling-house, will he recommend that her complaint be attended to before further vexatious proceedings are taken against her.
§ MR. CHERRYThe Local Government Board do not appear to have received any complaint in this matter, which is one that must be left in the hands of the rural district council. Assuming that the tenant has entered into the usual form of agreement, the rent must be paid unless it can be shown that the cottage is unfit for occupation, and the Board have no reason to suppose that this is the case. Any representations in the matter should be addressed to the rural district council.