§ MR. SEYMOUR KEAY (Elgin and Nairn)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, as Clauses 14 (3) (d) and (17) of the Government of Ireland Bill repeal the provisions of "The Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891," which direct payment to the Local Taxation (Ireland) Account of a share of the Probate, Excise, and Customs Duties of the United Kingdom, and which hypothecate other grants to Ireland, such share of duties and such grants will still be paid to the Guarantee Fund, under Section 5 of that Act; and if not so paid, having regard to the provisions of Section 9 of "The Purchase of Land (Ireland) Act, 1891," what will be the approximate amount of Guaranteed Land Stock available for issue under the contemplated new arrangements?
MR. J. MORLEYI am not sure that the statements set forth in the first paragraph are strictly correct, but it is possible one of the clauses will have to be re-drafted. At the same time, I may say there is no intention on the part of the framers of the Government of Ireland Bill to interfere or disturb the amount of Land Stock available for issue.