§ MR. J. DEVLIN (Belfast, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the difficulty experienced in Belfast in procuring copies of the Report of the recent Health Commission; whether he would order that copies be sent to members of all the public boards in Belfast and to all public libraries and institutions; and whether he will consider the advisability of appointing some central agency in Belfast where this and other official publications can be readily obtained.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) My attention has been called to this matter. The cost of printing the Report will fall on the Belfast Corporation, and the Local Government Board have suggested to them that arrangements should be made for the printing of further copies to meet the demand of the public, but up to the present the corporation have not taken any steps with that object. The Board have furnished copies out of the supply at their disposal to the public boards in Belfast who have asked for them.