§ Sir JOHN LONSDALEasked the Chief Secretary if it is upon his recommendation that it is proposed to make a further Grant of £5,000 towards the purchase of the old toll bridge at Waterford; and if he 781W can explain the reason for this additional subsidy and enumerate the other purposes, besides the purchase of the old toll bridge, to which the former Grant of £33,000 has been applied?
§ Mr. BIRRELLOn the recommendation of the Irish Government, a further Grant of £5,000 has been made to the corporation of Waterford to supplement the former Grant of £33,000 towards the expenditure of £71,000 incurred by the corporation in purchasing the undertaking and rights of the Bridge Commissioners of Waterford with a view to the removal of the existing bridge and the building of one suited to present requirements.