HC Deb 30 June 1910 vol 18 cc1223-7W
Captain CRAIG

asked what were the numbers of persons under special police protection, distinguishing those under constant protection and those

1906. 1907. 1908. 1909.
Constant Protection Protection by Patrol. Total. Constant Protection Protection by Patrol. Total. Constant Protection Protection by Patrol. Total. Constant Protection Protection by Patrol. Total.
Galway, E. R … … … 8 26 34 12 74 86 17 75 92 19 78 97
Galway, W. R. … … … 2 5 7 3 13 16 4 14 18 4 24 28
Clare … … … 5 33 38 3 57 60 5 77 82 5 66 71

Summary of persons wholly and partially boycotted on 31st December, in each of the years 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909, in Counties Galway and Clare:—
Year. Wholly Boycotted. Partially Boycotted. Total Number of Cases of Boycotting. Total Number of Persons Boycotted. Minor Boycotting and Attempts to Boycott.
Number of cases. Number of Persons comprised in cases. Number of cases. Number of Persons comprised in cases. Number of cases. Number of persons
Co. Galway, E. E.
1906 … … … … … … … … 9 14
1907 … … … … … … … … 38 121
1908 … … 1 2 3 7 4 9 30 92
1909 … … 1 2 2 4 3 6 25 91
Co. Galway, W. R.
1906 … … … … … … … … … …
1907 … … … … 1 4 1 4 7 25
1908 … … … … 1 6 1 6 12 46
1909 … … … … 2 9 2 9 13 61
Co. Clare.
1906 … … … … … … … … 5 18
1907 … … … … … … … … 13 36
1908 … … … … … … … … 15 57
1909 … … … … … … … … 8 21

protected by patrols; the number of persons boycotted, distinguishing between those wholly boycotted, partially boycotted, and minor boycotted; the number of indictable crimes, classified as agrarian and non-agrarian; the number of cases of firing at the person, killing or maiming cattle, firing into dwellings, intimidation by threatening letters or notices, and injuries to property, in the counties of Galway and Clare, in the years 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1909, respectively; the total number of arrests made; and the number of police in the two counties, respectively; and whether he could state the opinion of the police authorities as to the state of the two counties in respect of agrarian crime?

Mr. BIRRELL

The following is a Return of the number of persons under police protection in counties Galway and Clare on 31st December in each of the years 1906, 1907, 1908 and 1909:—

Table showing the number of certain offences, with arrests therefore, in the Counties of Galway and Clare in the Years 1906, 1907, 1908, and 1909.
Offences. Galway, East Riding. Galway, West Riding. Clare.
1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909.
Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian. Agrarian. Non-Agrarian.
Firing at the Person 1 1 2 … 1 … 2 … … … 1 … 2 2 4 1 1 1 6 3 12 4 5 …
Killing and Maiming Cattle, etc. 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 2 2 … 1 4 1 3 2 4 1 7 6 3 5 4
Firing into Dwelling 1 4 19 4 17 6 8 2 4 … 9 6 19 2 12 3 1 … 6 5 22 6 13 4
Threatening Letters, etc. 17 13 48 3 22 4 9 3 2 5 19 6 27 … 22 5 16 4 42 16 71 22 47 13
Injury to Property 6 5 6 4 11 5 4 1 1 2 2 6 7 2 1 7 3 1 5 4 21 6 10 4
All Indictable Offences 33 52 98 42 65 56 34 37 12 32 42 49 69 37 45 52 29 40 73 76 176 90 109 73

ARRESTS.
Offences. Galway, East Riding. Galway, West Riding. Clare.
1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909.
Firing at the Person 3 3 … 3 … … 3 3 1 4 7 …
Killing and Maiming Cattle, etc. 1 … … … … … 1 … … … … …
Firing into Dwelling 1 2 1 … 3 4 … 2 … 2 3 …
Threatening Letters, etc. … 1 1 … … … … 2 … … … …
Injury to Property … … 1 … … … … … … 3 … …
All Indictable Offences 23 111 76 82 25 53 40 45 25 36 88 38

The forces authorised for the counties were as follows on 31st December of the respective years, namely:—

Counties. 1906. 1907. 1908. 1909.
Clare 367 423 473 493
Galway, E. R. 313 430 533 522
Galway, W.R. 303 331 428 420

These figures include the extra force authorised under 6 and 7 Wm., Cap. 13, Sec. 13.

Any communications which may pass between the Government and the police authorities on such matters as the state of particular parts of the country are of a strictly confidential nature.