§ MR. TOTTENHAMasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether there is any truth in 267 a rumour which has been circulated, to the effect that it is proposed to suspend the sittings of the Sub-Commissions under the Land Act, at the conclusion of the present circuits, for a period of several weeks' vacation; and, whether, in view of the fact that the proper season for the inspection of land is when it is carrying the crops, during the long days of summer and autumn, and when the capabilities of land, which is submerged in winter time, can be estimated with the crops or stock upon it, and with the object of preventing, as far as possible, the repetition of inspections of land under the most unfavourable conditions, he will represent to the Land Commissioners the expediency of continuing the sittings of the Sub-Commissions throughout the summer and autumn months, and fixing the period of vacation during those winter months when it is impossible that a satisfactory inspection of land, or true estimate of its value, can be made?
§ MR. HEALYrose to a point of Order. He wished to know whether an argumentative Question like this ought to be placed on the Paper?
§ MR. SPEAKERsaid, he saw no ground for the objection raised by the hon. Member.
§ MR. TREVELYAN, in reply, said, he had submitted the Question to the Land Commissioners, and was now in correspondence with them on the subject. He would rather say nothing about it until the correspondence had come to some result. Probably he should be able to answer the Question on Monday, and possibly to-morrow.
§ MR. TOTTENHAMsaid, he would repeat the Question on Monday.