§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state the practice of the Treasury in dealing with claims for property destroyed by the military in suppressing the insurrection in Dublin with regard to the bearing of the amount insured and the amount claimed on the amount of compensation allowed; the evidence required of the value of buildings, machinery, and stock, respectively; compensation for consequential damage, such as loss of rent and revenue; with the bearing of the amount insured and the amount of claim on the amount of compensation on such items; and the principle on which is determined the priority of payment of the sums awarded?
§ Mr. DUKEAll claims received by the Property Losses Committee for property destroyed, damaged, or looted, during the recent disturbances in Dublin, whether as the result of the military operations or otherwise, were referred to experienced assessors, who were instructed to obtain the same evidence regarding the value of the property destroyed as would be required by an insurance company in case the loss had been caused by fire and was recoverable under a fire insurance policy. Consequential damages of any kind were by the terms of reference excluded from consideration, but rent, when insured, has been allowed for within the limit of the insurance up to one year. Claims were, as a rule, dealt with in the order of their receipt, but in numerous cases, in which special urgency was pleaded, the cases were disposed of at once.