§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will ascertain and state the balances shown in Tables A, B, and C of Form 24, under the Public Bodies Order, 1904, to the credit of the Westmeath county at large and the several unions and district councils in the county on the 31st March last and on the 31st I March and 30th September, respectively, of each of the preceding three years?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe following statement shows the balances on accounts of County Council of Westmeath, and of unions and rural districts situate in the county, at the undermentioned dates, to nearest £:—
Name of Authority. Year, 1910–11. Year, 1911–12. Year, 1912–13. September. March. September. March. September. March. £ £ £ £ £ £ Westmeath County, Table A Cr. 12,414 Cr. 10,581 Cr. 11,216 Cr. 9,712 Cr. 9,023 Cr. 6,186 Unions, Table B— Athlone … … Cr. 2,022 Cr. 2,127 Cr. 2,239 Cr. 2,347 Cr. 2,384 Cr. 2,251 Ballymahon … … Cr. 838 Cr. 849 Cr. 886 Cr. 921 Cr. 946 Cr. 910 Delvin … … Cr. 2,044 Cr. 2,050 Cr. 2,159 Cr. 2,261 Cr. 2,356 Cr. 2,251 Granard … … Cr. 811 Cr. 881 Cr. 930 Cr. 962 Cr. 1,012 Cr. 968 Mullingar … … Cr. 6,804 Cr. 7,075 Cr. 7,352 Cr. 7,524 Cr. 7,848 Cr. 7,617 Tullamore … … Cr. 698 Cr. 728 Cr. 758 Cr. 783 Cr. 805 Cr. 784 Rural Districts, Table C— Athlone, No. 1 … … Dr. 646 Dr. 8 Dr. 224 Cr. 592 Dr. 131 Cr. 294 Ballymore … … Dr. 9 Cr. 35 Dr. 13 Cr. 96 Dr. 60 Cr. 29 Delvin … … Cr. 919 Cr. 883 Cr. 974 Cr. 1,568 Cr. 1,310 Cr. 1,304 Coole … … Dr. 50 Cr. 100 Cr. 127 Cr. 303 Cr. 284 Cr. 328 Mullingar … … Cr. 1,469 Cr. 1,962 Cr. 1,827 Cr. 1,340 Cr. 986 Cr. 1,391 Kilbeggan … … Cr. 35 Cr. 25 Cr. 130 Cr. 318 Cr. 476 Cr. 485 The figures for September, 1913, and March, 1914, are not yet available. Those for the former half-year are under audit, and those for the latter have not yet been furnished to the Local Government Board.