§ MR. CREAN (Cork, S.E.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the proceedings taken by Mr. James Perry Howe, at Ballinspittal Petty Sessions, County Cork, on the 26th May, 1908, against John Mahony, jun., for trespass on the foreshore of Glaunvarane Strand; if Mr. Howe has a patent or grant from the Crown of this strand; and, if not, what steps will be taken to protect the Crown rights to the foreshore.
§ MR. CHURCHILLI am aware of the proceedings taken by Mr. Howe against John Mahony for trespass on foreshore at Glaunvarane Strand, by attempting to take seaweed therefrom. Mr. Howe bases his claim to the foreshore in question on prescriptive rights, 342 not on any patent or grant from the Crown, and the matter is under the consideration of the Board of Trade.