§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Chief Secretary is he aware that the Home Office experts who upon two occasions visited the Wolfe-hill Collieries, Queen's County, reported very favourably as to the quality and quantity of the coal in the district; is he further aware that a sample of the coal was taken by the Munitions Department and found absolutely satisfactory; and, in view of these facts, will he impress upon the Treasury the necessity of helping to build a light railway from the mines to the junction of the Great Southern and Western Railway, a distance of six miles, and thus enable the Irish people to be provided with cheaper coal during the War?
§ Mr. DUKEI am informed that an inspector has visited the mine on behalf of the Development Commission, and I will ascertain, if possible, the purport of his report. The report of the Home Office inspector was unfavourable, and the Treasury has, therefore, decided against the proposed expenditure.