§ Mr. JOYCEasked the Secretary to the Treasury whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Irish Local Government Board have sanctioned the second portion of the housing scheme of the Limerick Borough Council; and whether, this being so, the Treasury will grant the second portion of the loan, so that this work may be proceeded with at once in the interests of the health of the people?
§ The FINANCIAL SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Hobhouse)The Treasury have sanctioned the additional loan of £3,000, making, with the loan recently sanctioned, £4,700.