§ MR. M'CARTAN (Down, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the resolutions unanimously adopted by the New-townards Farmers' Association at a meeting held on the 26th May last; and whether he intends to make provision in his Land Purchase Bill in the direction pointed out in these resolutions?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. A. J. BALFOUR,) Manchester, E.The resolutions referred to do not appear to have reached me officially, nor have I seen any newspaper report of them. I have, therefore, not had the opportunity of considering them.