§ Mr. C. CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that at the Listowel Quarter Sessions John O'Connor, of Mountcool, was awarded £10 compensation for the killing of one of his cattle and the injury to another by having their throats cut; and whether anyone has been made amenable for the offence?
§ Mr. BIRRELLCompensation was granted as stated. The cattle were found in a bog—one drowned and the other with its throat cut. The police have not been able to bring the persons who injured the cattle to justice.
§ Mr. C. CRAIGasked what was the number of agrarian outrages reported by the constabulary for the first five months of 1905 and 1910?
§ Mr. BIRRELLIn the first five months of 1905 143 agrarian outrages were reported and 196 in the first five months of 1910. These figures include threatening letters.