§ Mr. LARDNERasked the Chief Secretary if he will state the names of the Boards of Poor Law guardians in Ireland who have applied to the Local Government Board for authority to expend money for emigration purposes since 1.st January, 1906, to the present date under the provisions of the 12 and 13 Vic., c. 104, s. 26, and the number of people who were emigrated by the several Boards; will he state 1799W whether subsidies in part payment of passages were paid or if the full travelling expenses were paid; and whether, during the period mentioned, any application for such authority was refused by the Local Government. Board?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following boards of guardians in Ireland have applied to the Local Government Board for authority to expend money for emigration purposes since 1st January, 1906, to the present date:—
Antrim Ennis Listowel Ballinasloe Ennistymon Londonderry Ballymahon Gort New Ross Bally Vaughan Killadysert Newtownards Belfast Killarney Roscommon Caherciveen Kilmallock Roscrea Cork Kilrush Thurles Dublin North Limerick Youghal The details for the several years will be found in the Board's Annual Reports for the years 1907–8 and 1909–10. The further information asked for could only be obtained, as already stated, after exhaustive search through the Board's records.