§ MR. CHARLES CRAIG (Antrim, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what was the number of agrarian outrages reported by the Constabulary in Ireland in the years 1906 and 1907 and during the period of nine months ended 30th September, 1908, respectively.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) In the year 1906, 234; in the year 1907, 372; and in the nine months ending 30th September, 1908, 418.
§ MR. CHARLES CRAIGTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what was the number of agrarian outrages recorded under the headings firing at the person and firing into dwellings, respectively, which were reported by the Constabulary in Ireland in each of the years 1897 to 1907, inclusive, and during the period of nine months ended 30th September, 1908.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The figures are as follows—
| Firing at the Person. | Firing into Dwellings. | |
| 1897 | 3 | 7 |
| 1898 | 3 | 5 |
| 1899 | 3 | 7 |
| 1900 | 3 | 10 |
| 1901 | 1 | 3 |
| 1902 | 2 | 4 |
| 1903 | 1 | 6 |
| 1904 | 1 | 12 |
| 1905 | 2 | 9 |
| 1906 | 3 | 9 |
| 1907 | 9 | 40 |
| Nine months ending 30th September, 1908 | 10 | 55 |