HC Deb 05 February 1891 vol 350 cc18-9
MR. O'HANLON

I beg to ask the Attorney General for Ireland whether he has seen the resolution, passed unani- mously at a meeting of the glebe purchasers held at Cormeen, County Cavan, on the 14th January last, requesting the Government to grant glebe purchasers the right of appeal to the Land Commission for the re-valuation of their lands under the new Land Bill, and the revision of their future instalments according to such valuation; to give glebe purchasers the power of obtaining an advance from the Government of one-fourth of the purchase money of their holdings at 3⅛ per cent.; to pay off the money originally paid down in cash; and to extend the benefit of the 25th section of the Act of 1887 to all glebe purchasers; and whether he will take into account the justice of the above resolution, and provide for the glebe purchasers in the new Land Bill?

MR. MADDEN

I have seen the resolution referred to in the question. The question of purchasers of glebe lands was dealt with in 1887, and certain relief given, and I am not in a position to hold out any expectation of further legislation on the subject.