§ Mr. FETHERSTONHAUGHasked the Secretary to the Treasury how much money the Road Board granted to Ireland in each of the years 1910, 1911, and 1912, and what Grants have been made or approved in Ireland for 1913; has any money, and, if so, how much, been granted to the county of Mayo; and is the Board aware of the urgent need of road improvement in that county, more particularly in the northern division of the county, where the roads are so bad as to render motor traffic almost impossible?
§ Mr. MASTERMANThe Grants made by the Road Board to works of road improvement in Ireland amounted in the year ended 31st March, 1912, to £51,968 and in the nine months ended 31st December,424W 1912, to £27,824. No Grants were made prior to 1st April, 1911. In addition, further Grants for works to be carried out in 1913, amounting in the aggregate to £60,284, have been indicated to highway authorities in Ireland, of which the details are still under consideration and discussion. The Board are aware of the state of the principal roads in county Mayo, to the county council of which county no Grants have so far been made. Plans, specifications, and estimates have been prepared, however, for improving the road between Ballina and Crossmolina, and the Board have intimated to the Mayo County Council that they are prepared to grant 90 per cent, of the cost, estimated at £4,000, of this improvement.