asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he is aware that, under Statutory Rules and Orders, 1926 (Gas Charges) No. 72, the Sligo Lighting and Electric Power Company, Limited, are bound under Section 2, sub-section (2) of the said Order to charge for the supply of gas on a basis of thermal units instead of a charge calculated per cubic foot; that since the date of the said Order. 1st November, 1926, the company are charging on a basis of per cubic feet contrary to the Order; and whether he will state what steps, if any, it is proposed to take against the company.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - PRICE OF GAS IN SLIGO.
A complaint was received on the 11th instant from the Sligo Corporation regarding this matter, and, as the result of subsequent inquiry, a communication was sent to the Sligo Lighting and Electric Power Company requiring them to charge by thermal units instead of by cubic feet for all gas supplied in the area of the company.