§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary whether his attention has been called to the character of the boat slip at Roads, county Kerry; and whether the Congested Districts Board will take steps to lower the gradient and place eight-feet lengths of old iron rails, at distances of three feet apart, in the concrete, with a view to affording a grip for the fishermen's feet when hauling up their boats?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have already expended a considerable sum on the boat slip at Roads, and the question of further expenditure would require careful consideration in view of the necessities of other districts. Iron skids, such as suggested in the question, have been objected to elsewhere as injurious to boats.