§ Mr. CHARLES CRAIGasked upon how many occasions the cattle of Mr. Doyne, of Monkstown, Monilea, have been driven since November last; how many persons have been arrested and how many punished for this offence; how much has Mr. Doyne been awarded for compensation for injury done to his cattle; and what steps are being taken to prevent his cattle being again driven?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am informed by the constabulary authorities that Mr. Doyne's cattle have been driven off his grazing lands at Taughmon five times since November last. Ten persons have been arrested in connection with the matter, of whom six have served terms of imprisonment, in default of giving bail to be of good behaviour, and four have given such bail. Mr. Doyne has been awarded £59 compensation at quarter sessions for injury done to his cattle. The local police station has been strengthened, and the police are doing all they can to protect the cattle under considerable difficulties, as there is only one herd looking after them, and the lands are 230 acres in extent.
§ Mr. CHARLES CRAIGalso asked what was the number of cattle-drives reported to the Constabulary since 1st April, 1910; and what was the number for the same period of 1909 and 1905?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAs I have already stated in reply to a question asked yesterday by the hon. Member for Mid-Armagh, sixty-one cattle-drives were reported to the police this year and sixty-six last year. There were no cattle-drives in 1905.