§ MR. FLYNN (Cork, N.)asked Mr. Solicitor General for Ireland, If, in the Return of Proceedings under the Land Law (Ireland) Acts, 1881 and 1887, for September, October, November, and December 1887, and January 1888, as to the number of originating notices, the total of 149,191 (comprising 141,644 applications under "The Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881," to 31st August, 1887, and 7,527 applications received in the months of September), and the total of 10,643 applications by leaseholders under "The Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1887," in the month of September—include the originating notices served in order to fix fair rents in the Civil Bill Courts; and, if so, will the Government direct the Land Commission, in preparing these Returns, to set out in separate columns the applications to go before the Sub-Commissioners, and those to go before the Civil Bill Courts?
§ THE SOLICITOR GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. MADDEN) (Dublin University),in reply, said, he was informed by the Land Commissioners that the number of cases heard in the Civil Bill Courts were included in the Returns. They saw no objection to act on the suggestion of the hon. Gentleman; and, for the future, Returns would be prepared in the manner he wished.
§ MR. FLYNNasked, would it be possible to get the Returns of the present year furnished in that form?
§ MR. MADDENsaid, he would convey the suggestion to the Land Commissioners, and see if it could be acted on.