§ LORD ARTHUR HILLasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether the county court judge of the county Leitrim, Mr. Waters, Q.C., recently appointed a Mr. Irwin Flaherty as the court valuer in cases under the Land Act of 1881, where applications had been made to fix a fair rent, and which were to be heard before him; whether this is the same person who is a yearly tenant in the same quarter sessions district where he was appointed valuer; whether his valuation is under £20 annual value for all the tenements or holdings of which he is the occupier, in county Leitrim, or elsewhere; and, whether he carries on a 379 small business as an auctioneer in the village of Drumkeeran, county Leitrim, and keeps a car for hire and posting purposes, which he drives himself?
§ MR. TREVELYANThe Land Commissioners inform me that they have no information to give in reference to the Question which the noble Lord put to me. I have, therefore, sent it to Mr. Waters, the County Court Judge; but I understand that he is at present on Circuit, and I cannot say whether he may desire to favour me with any observations on the matter.