§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether compensation has yet been paid to the owners of the fishing-boats which were sunk by Gorman submarines in Dundrum Bay; and, in view of the fact that the fishermen concerned have suffered heavy loss for two seasons owing to their not having boats, will he see that the matter shall be attended to without further delay and thereby obviate the loss which they will otherwise sustain in the third season?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINNo, Sir. A claim will be put forward to the Reparation Commission by the British Government in respect of the loss of fishing-boats by German submarine action. Particulars of such losses—if not already furnished to a (Government Department—should be sent forthwith to the Ministry of Shipping. It wilt be for the Commission, which is an inter-Allied body, to decide to what extent the claim is made good. It is also for them to determine in what manner and in what instalments Germany is to discharge her liability under the Reparation Section of the Treaty.