§ SIR T. ESMONDE (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can explain why the occupiers at Slea Head, County Kerry, who agreed to give up a portion of their land for the use of the Congested Districts Board, and were 1471 promised the sum of £38 10s. for so doing, have received £8 less than the amount agreed upon; if, in view of the poverty of the occupiers, the Congested Districts Board will he instructed to pay them the full sum originally agreed to; and if he will give the terms of the original agreement?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. J. MORLEY,) Newcastle-upon-TyneI am informed by the Congested Districts Board that the tenant occupiers of land required for this road were not promised the lump sum of £38 10s. as stated, and that the payments to them were, individually, in strict accordance with the terms of the agreement entered into between them and the Board's engineer, the total amount so paid being £29 15s. The original estimate of the engineer was made for the confidential information of the Board, and it would be contrary to practice to disclose its contents.
§ SIR T. ESMONDEasked if the sum of £38 was left in the hands of the parish priest?
§ MR. J. MORLEYI was not aware that any sum was left in the hands of the parish priest, but I will inquire.