§ MR. SHAW LEFEVRE (Bradford, Central)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Whether he will lay upon the Table of the House a Return showing the number of landed estates now under the control or jurisdiction of the Land Court of Ireland, and the number of their agricultural tenants; and showing also in what number of cases during the last two years abatements of arrears of rent have been made by orders of the Judges, and in what number of cases applications for such abatements have been refused by the Judges?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR) (Manchester, E)I am making inquiries of the officers of the Court to find out whether the Return asked for by the right hon. Gentleman is a practical Return or not.