§ MR. JOHN ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sum of interest and instalments of principal under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Acts, 1885 and 1888, fell due for payment on 1st November, 1889, and how much of this remained unpaid on 31st January, 1890; and what arrears of any amounts falling due before 1st November, 1889, remained unpaid on 31st January, 1890?
§ MR. GOSCHENThe amount of interest and instalments under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Acts, which fell due for payment on November 1st, 1889, was £85,010, and of that sum there remained unpaid on January 31st, 1890, £5,922. The sum of £1,125 remained unpaid on January 31st, 1890, in respect of interest and instalments which fell due before November 1st, 1889, out of a total of £225,442.