§ Mr. SPEAKER informed the House that he had received the following letters relating to the imprisonment of Members: No. 28,567/S.
§ "Chief Secretary's Office,
§ Dublin Castle,
§ 27th March. 1920.
§ Sir,
§ I have the honour to inform you, by direction of the Lord Lieutenant, that Mr. Joseph McDonagh, Member of Parliament for North Tipperary, and Mr. William T. Cosgrave, Member of Parliament for North Kilkenny, were arrested on the 18th and 25th instant, respectively, and that orders for their internment under Regulation 14B of the Defence of the Realm Regulations have been issued by His Excellency.
§ I have the honour to be,
§ Sir,
§ Your obedient Servant,
§ J. J. TAYLOR.
§ The Right Honourable the Speaker,
§ House of Commons.
§ London, S.W.1."
§ "Headquarters,
§ 6th Division.
§ The Right Honourable the Speaker,
§ House of Commons,
§ London, S.W.1.
§ Sir,
§ I have the honour to report that, on the 29th day of March, 1920, Mr. Patrick Moloney, M.P. for Mid-Tipperary, was arrested under a direction issued by me as. 1257 Competent Military Authority, under the Defence of the Realm Regulations, and was committed to His Majesty's Prison, Cork.
§ I have the honour to be,
§ Sir,
§ Your obedient Servant,
§ E. R. STRICKLAND,
§ Major-General,
§ Commanding Sixth Division, and Competent Military Authority.
§ Cork,
§ March, 1920."