§ SIR FREDERICK W. HEYGATEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland questions relative to the "Return relating to Landed Proprietors" (Ireland) recently presented to the House; What is to be considered as constituting residence; whether he considers the Returns in 1269 columns 3, 4, and 5 as to residence "Elsewhere in Ireland" "usually out of Ireland," and "Rarely or never resident in Ireland," to be reliable, and capable of any proof; in column 6, relating to "Public or Charitable Institutions or Public Companies," whether the estates of Trinity College, Dublin, of the Bishops, Deans, and Chapters of the late Church of Ireland are included; and, whether the estates of those of the London Companies in the county of Londonderry in which the chief beneficial interest has been sold or leased to private individuals are also included?
THE MARQUESS OF HARTINGTON, in reply, said, with regard to the first part of the Question, he would best satisfy his hon. Friend by laying upon the Table a copy of the instructions sent to the Poor Law Inspectors, and if the hon. Baronet would move to that effect he should be happy to produce it. With respect to the second part of the Question, the Inspectors had great facilities for obtaining accurate information, and he had no reason to doubt that they exercised due care and diligence in the matter. The properties referred to in column 6 were, as far as he had been able to ascertain, included in the nominal list. As to the estates of the London Companies, where those Companies were represented in the valuation lists as owners, they were included in the Return. With regard to such of the properties, however, as were sold in perpetuity or at small chief rents, and where the names of the Companies did not appear in the valuation lists in connection with them, the names of the proprietors to whom they were sold appeared in the nominal list.