§ Mr. DEVLINasked the Chief Secretary whether he could state the result of the Local Government Board inquiry held with regard to the petition of the Castlereagh Rural District Council as to sewage purifi- 1173W cation in the Cregagh district; and whether, in view of the inconvenience to the residents in the district caused by the delay, he will advise the Local Government Board to endeavour to effect some agreement on the matter between the Castlereagh Rural District Council and the Belfast Corporation, as the best means of dealing with it?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Local Government Board have made a Provisional Order in compliance with the petition of the Castlereagh Rural District Council for powers to acquire land compulsorily for the purpose of providing a system of sewerage for the Cregagh portion of the district, and this Order will be submitted to Parliament for confirmation during the current Session. The Board would regard favourably an agreement in the matter between the Council and the Belfast Corporation, but it is not within the scope of their duties to effect such an agreement.