§ MR. T. M. HEALY (Longford, N.)asked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, What is the cause of the delay in appointing a day for the sitting of the Sub-Commission in the County Wexford to fix the fair rents; can he name a day for the next sitting; and, will the cases of all the tenants in County Wexford, whose originating notices were served before the 1st of November last, be fixed for the next sitting?
§ THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDER SECRETARY (Colonel KING-HARMAN) (Kent, Isle of Thanet)(who replied) said, the Land Commissioners informed him that there had been no unusual delay respecting the sitting of the Sub-Commission for the County of Wexford. The Sub-Commission would commence their sittings in Waterford at Carrick- 866 on-Suir on the 4th of next month, and the date upon which they would open in New Ross would be fixed by their Chairman as soon after that date as possible. The Commissioners stated that it was not the practice, having regard to the length of the sittings in other districts, to fix the date of the next sitting in any other way. He was not aware that there was any unusual delay.
§ MR. T. M. HEALYCan the right hon. and gallant Gentleman say why there should be any delay? What is the unusual delay?
§ COLONEL KING-HARMANsaid, that any delay that was unusual was rendered so by the unusual number of applications, which made it impossible to prevent the business falling into arrear.