§ MR. GIBSONasked the Financial Sceretary to the Treasury, Whether he will give instructions to the Office of Public Works in Ireland not to press landlords who have not received their rents to pay immediately their instalments due for land improvement in Ireland; and, whether he is aware that that Department is now threatening legal proceedings against several landlords who have not received their rents, in respect of instalments only due last April?
§ MR. COURTNEYSir, the Board of Works have already been authorized to act in the sense indicated in the Question of the right hon. and learned Gen-leman. I [have no knowledge of any cases in which legal proceedings have been taken in contravention of this order.
§ MR. GIBSONsaid, he had seen letters threatening legal proceedings within the last few days.
§ MR. COURTNEYsaid, that if the right hon. and learned Gentleman would furnish him with details, he would make inquiries.
§ MR. GIBSONsaid, he should be glad to do so.
§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORasked, whether, in deciding in this matter, account would be taken of those landlords having oppressed their tenants?
§ [No reply.]