§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is aware that on the night of the 19th instant, or early morning of the 20th instant, the cattle of Michael Kelly were driven from his farm at Ballaghadalla, near Ballina, county Mayo, which he holds on the eleven months system, and that cattle were also driven on the same night from another farm on the same townland; whether the police have been able to discover any of the persons who took part in these drives; and what steps are being taken to prevent the spread of cattle-driving in this district, which has hitherto been free from it.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe police have been informed that on the 20th instant, the gates of two farms in the townland mentioned were found lifted off their hinges, and fifteen head of cattle were missing from one farm, and nine from the other. All were found uninjured. The police have been unable to discover the persons who removed the gates. There are numerous grazing farms in this district, all of which are visited by police patrols as often as possible, with the object of preventing cattle driving.