Captain CRAIGasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that recently at 610W Ballycushen, near Corofin, a pony belonging to a farmer named M'Cann was shot in the head and blinded, and will probably have to be destroyed; whether the land on which the pony was grazing belongs to an official on the Land Commission staff; whether any of the tenants have recently received warnings to surrender their grazing; whether any arrests have been made in connection with the outrage; and what steps have been taken to prevent further occurrences of a like nature in the neighbourhood?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe facts with regard to the pony are as stated. The lands where it was shot are in the hands of grazing tenants whose immediate landlord is an official of the Land Commission. The police understand that these tenants have been warned to give up the land. No arrests have been made in the case, but the police are doing all that is possible to prevent further outrage.