§ MR. JUSTIN M'CARTHYasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether one of the Sub-Commissioners in the Land Court now sitting in Longford was formerly employed to value property in the county of Longford by a landlord in respect of whoso rents several claims for reduction are listed for hearing in this Court; and, whether it is true that in all these cases the tenants have refused in consequence to proceed with their claims?
§ MR. TREVELYANThe Land Commissioners inform me that Mr. Evans, a member of the Longford Sub-Commission, was formerly employed to value property in Longford by Lord Granard from whose estate there are cases listed for the present sitting of the Sub-Commission. Mr. Evans has been directed to take no part, and will take no part, in the trial of these cases, either by hearing evidence in Court or by inspecting the farms, or by fixing rents. There can, therefore, be no reason of this kind 1501 why the tenants should not proceed with their claims.