§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that on 17th December last, on the lands of Cismona, near Loughrea, the owner or occupier of which is the hon. Member for South Galway, three stacks of oats were knocked down and scattered, that on the same day a grave was dug on the said lands and a dead seagull tied to a stick was placed at the head of the grave, and that the inhabitants of the district believe that the grave was intended for the hon. Member for South Galway, in case he took a grazing farm in the neighbourhood for which he was supposed to be negotiating; whether any arrests have been made in connection with the pulling down of the stacks; and whether police protection will be afforded to the hon. Member?
1086 (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The police authorities inform me that the facts are substantially as stated in the Question. No arrests have been made in connection with the occurrence, but the police are continuing their inquiries in the matter. The police are of opinion that the hon. Member for South Galway does not require protection. Should he do so it will be afforded to him.