§ MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottinghamshire, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the 27,311 applications for fair rent under the Land Law (Ireland) Acts, 1881 and 1887, dismissed or struck out by the Land Commission Courts up to 30th April, 1889, wore so struck out in consequence of the holdings in respect of which they were made being outside the provisions of the Land Acts in question, or what were the reasons?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The Land Commissioners state that applications for fair rent under the Land Law (Ireland) Acts, 1881 and 1887, are dismissed where the Courts decide that the holding in respect of which the application has been made is one to which the Acts do not apply They are struck out of the lists for hearing where the parties do not attend at the hearing and proceed with the application. In the latter case it is impossible to state the grounds why the parties did not proceed, or whether the holdings were within or without the Acts.