§ MR. T. P. O'CONNORsaid, he wished to put a Question to the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; but in his absence perhaps the Solicitor General for Ireland, the only Member of the Government connected with Ireland present, would be able to give him an answer. He wished to know, Whether the article which appears in the "Standard" of this morning purporting to give a description of the coming Land Bill may be taken as on the whole accurately describing the character of the Bill; and, whether he can explain how the "Standard" has been enabled to give this summary; and, whether the explanation be that a draft of the Bill has been submitted to and approved by the Leader of the Conservative Party?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. W. M. JOHNSON)If the hon. Member will ask me that Question after my right hon. Friend (Mr. Gladstone) has made his statement to-morrow I may be able to answer it.