§ 69. Lieut.-Colonel HURSTasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware of the recent destruction of plate-glass windows in Oxford Road, Manchester, by a Sein Feiner; what is the amount of damage; if there has been a considerable influx of Sein Feiners from Ireland to Manchester within the last few months; and if he will consider the desirability of issuing police regulations to stop such influx, obtaining, if necessary, statutory powers for that purpose?
§ Mr. SHORTTI have received a report on the incident referred to. The man who broke these windows was arrested, and is remanded until the 3rd March. I have no evidence that he is a Sinn Feiner. The damage is valued at about £500. A number of Irishmen have migrated to Manchester and other towns in this country during the last few months, but inquiries show no ground for fearing that more than a handful have come here with criminal intent, and I do not think that a system of Government control of passenger traffic from Ireland is necessary or practicable.