§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)asked the First Lord of the Treasury, What were the under mentioned sums in connection with ''The Purchase of Land Act (Ireland) 1885" up to 30th April, 1887:—Total advance; sum applied for and refused; sum applied for respecting which no decision had been arrived at; sum sanctioned after modification of terms of purchase, with amount of such modification?
§ THE FIRST LORD (Mr. W. H. SMITH) (Strand, Westminster)The total advance sanctioned is £2,456,525; the total advances issued, £1,093,652; the sum applied for and refused, £358,123; the sum applied for respecting which no decision had been arrived at, £475,265. Of the sums applied for and refused, the amount of £69,045 was subsequently sanctioned, the sum originally applied for having been £82,669. I have only received this information by telegraph.