§ MR. M'GILLIGAN (Fermanagh, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1) whether he is aware that the tenants on the Enniskillen Royal School Estate are anxious to purchase their holdings, and have offered 16 years' purchase for them to the Commissioners of Education in December last, and as yet have received no definite reply; that the Enniskillen Board is favourable to the sale; and that the condition of these tenants is such that they will be unable to pay their rents in the future unless they obtain relief either by purchase or abatement; (2) have the managers of this estate, who in 1893 received the sum of £576 8s. 5d. for their services, a voice in opposing the sale to the tenants; (3) and will inquiries be made with a view of meeting the requirements of the tenants on this estate?
MR. J. MORLEY(1) The facts are generally as stated in the first paragraph, except as I am informed, the Commissioners of Education have no information as to the statement at the end of the first paragraph. They have, however, directed their agent to report to them any cases where the circumstances would appear to call for special consideration. (2) The cost of management of the estate in 1893 was as stated in the second paragraph. Of this sum the agent received £103, and the remainder went to pay the usual outgoings for rates, taxes, labour, 1129 &c. on the estate. (3) The agent has not been consulted with reference to the question of sale.