§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state how many applications to fix fair-rents in the counties of Down and Antrim respectively remained undisposed of on 1st of January last; how many of these were leasehold applications, and how many in respect of present tenancies, and, what number of them were served on the Land Commission prior to 1st January, 1888?
§ MR. MADDENThe Land Commissioners Report that the number of fair rent applications which were undisposed of on January 1st, 1890, were from County Antrim 1,564, and from County Down 1,883. These were made up as follows:—In County Antrim there were 755 yearly and 809 leasehold tenancies. In County Down there were 1,460 yearly and 423 leasehold tenancies. Of these the 577 applications received prior to January 1, 1888, were, in County Antrim 178 yearly and 135 leasehold tenancies; and in County Down, 548 yearly and 67 leasehold tenancies.