§ Mr. LONSDALEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what was the number of indictable crimes, agrarian and non-agrarian respectively, in which firearms were used in Ireland in the years 1907, 1908, and 1909 respectively, and in each of the months, January to May inclusive, of the present year?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following table gives the desired information:—
Offences in which firearms were used. Period. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Year 1907 61 56 Year 1908 132 75 Year 1909 78 49 January, 1910 6 5 February, 1910 9 7 March, 1910 6 4 April, 1910 16 2 May, 1910 3 11
§ Mr. LONSDALEasked the number of indictable crimes throughout Ireland, classified as agrarian and non-agrarian respectively, under each of the headings firing at the person and firing into dwellings, for each of the years 1905 to 1909 inclusive, and for each month of the present year, January to May, inclusive?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following table gives the required information:—
Period. Firing at the Person. Firing into Dwellings. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Year 1905 … 2 9 9 9 Year 1906 … 3 16 9 11 Year 1907 … 9 18 40 20 Year 1908 … 15 28 66 23 Year 1909 … 15 12 38 19 Jan., 1910 … 1 1 1 2 Feb., 1910 … 2 nil 3 1 Mar., 1910 … nil 1 3 2 April, 1910 … 1 nil 8 nil May, 1910 … 1 6 1 1