§ Mr. HOWORTH (Salford, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has any information which he can give to the House as to whether landlords in Ireland, who have been selling their farms recently, have also sold or are selling their houses and demesnes, and consequently withdrawing from the country; and whether he can furnish a Return to the House on the subject?
§ Mr. A. J. BALFOURUnder the existing Ashbourne Act no landlord can sell his demesne or house unless it is already let to a tenant. I am making inquiry as to whether any such cases have occurred, and will let my hon. Friend know the result.