MR. NOLANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Whether it is true that Colonel the honourable George Windsor Windsor Clive has sued Bryan Byrne, Bailyland, and other tenants upon his estate in the Dundalk division of the county Louth, for the hanging gale due 877 1st November last; whether it is the fact that in former and comparatively prosperous years said hanging gale has not been asked from said tenants until six months after the day on which it became legally due; whether he is aware that this will make the third half-year's rent with law costs which has been demanded by Colonel Olive during the (for farmers) admittedly disastrous year, 1885; and, whether, in view of the great falling off in the prices of agricultural produce, it is the intention of Her Majesty's Government to take steps for relieving the distress of Irish tenants?
THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. JOHN MORLEY)A communication has been made to mo to-day by Colonel Clive which does not coincide with the information which had previously reached me; and if the hon. Member wishes to press that part of his Question, I must ask him to postpone it till further inquiry has been made. With regard to the general question raised in the last paragraph, I will ask the hon. Gentleman to postpone the matter until a future day, as I am in communication with the authorities in Dublin on the subject.