§ Mr. AUGUSTINE ROCHEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether his attention has been called to the fact that the official Parliamentary Voters List for the North Louth division of the county of Louth was published on the 1st of last January; that that official list did not contain the name of Arthur McKevett; that a local government nomination was since rejected on the ground that he was not a registered voter; that a new list has now been published in which the name is written in; and will he say what official is responsible for this proceeding, seeing that the courts have decided that no court or official can add to or strike out a name on the list once the official list is published?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)I understand that the facts are as stated in the question. I 1356 am informed by the Clerk of the Peace that the name of Mr. McKevett was included in the official list settled by the Revising Barrister, and it was also in the list furnished by the Clerk of the Peace to the printer, but was omitted by an error from the list as printed. The attention of the Clerk of the Peace was not directed to the omission until 26th April, and, I understand, he then called on the printer to furnish a corrected list with the name inserted, and, that being clone, he sent it to the Sheriff.