§ MR. HEALYasked Mr. Attorney General for Ireland, Whether he is aware that a considerable number of Irish landlords have refused, in the cases of tenants who get the benefits of the Arrears Act, to allow such tenants any credits out of their rents for poor rate paid for the year 1881, or any year prior thereto; whether, seeing that the Arrears Act contains no provision warranting such a proceeding, landlords are justified by Law in thus partially depriving their tenants of the advantages of the Act; and, whether, if not, any means other than an expensive law suit in each case can be taken to prevent the practice in question?
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. PORTER)said, he was not aware whether this practice existed or not. It might have occurred in some cases; but he had no means of knowing.
§ MR. HEALYI will give the right hon. and learned Gentleman an instance. It occurred on the estate of the late right hon. and gallant Member for Dublin County (Colonel Taylor).
§ THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. PORTER)said, the hon. Member knew a great deal more about it than he did. He had no means of knowing what happened between landlord and tenant; and he did not think it would be becoming in him to interfere. If any injustice was done the matter could be tested in an action at law.