§ MR. J. E. ELLIS (Nottingham, Rushcliffe)I beg to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sum of principal and interest under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Acts, 1885 and 1888, fell due on 1st May last, and how much of this has been paid; and what arrears now exist of any instalments of principal and interest falling due for payment before 1st May, 1891?
§ MR. A. J. BALFOURI have been asked by my right hon. Friend to reply to this question. The total amount of principal and interest which fell due under the Purchase of Land (Ireland) Acts, 1885 and 1888, for the half-year ended May 1, 1891, was £120,595; of this, £10,645 had been paid up to May 6. The total amount of principal and in- 494 terest which fell due under these Acts from 1885 to November 1, 1890, was £518,792, of which £2,207 only is now unpaid.