§ Mr. JEREMIAH MacVEAGHasked the Chief Secretary whether the Local Government Board for Ireland will make inquiries as to whether the motor omnibus plying between Warrenpoint and Rostrevor, 993W country Down, is licensed by the Warrenpoint Urban Council; and, if not, whether any steps can be taken to that end with a view to securing that not more passengers will be carried than the omnibus is constructed to accommodate and to safeguard in other respects the interests of the public?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Local Government Board are informed by the town clerk of Warrenpoint that the motor omnibus is not licensed by the Urban District Council as a hackney carriage under section 76 of the Towns Improvement (Ireland) Act, 1844, but that the council are obtaining legal advice regarding their authority to license motor cars for carrying passengers in the district, and also regarding the extent of their authority in restricting the use of such cars.