HC Deb 16 June 1910 vol 17 c1529W
Mr. LONSDALE

asked 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. BIRRELL

The 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. LONSDALE

asked 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. BIRRELL

The 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