HC Deb 20 August 1895 vol 36 cc385-6
MR. T. M. HEALY (Louth, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the undertaking of the Land Commission that judgments on fair rent applications listed after the 29th September next will be postponed until the proposed Land Bill has been passed next Session, applies as well to applications listed before the Civil Bill Courts as to applications before the Land Commission?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

No; but I should be inclined to anticipate that the Civil Bill Courts would in this matter be disposed to follow the example of the Land Commission. As the hon. and learned Member is aware, the number of such cases coming before the Civil Bill Courts is very small compared with those coming before the Land Commission. ["Hear, hear!"]

MR. T. M. HEALY

asked whether the right hon. Gentleman's undertaking was to communicate with the County Court Judges on the matter as well as with the Judges of the High Court.

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

Certainly not.

MR. SWIFT MACNEILL (Donegal, S.)

Why not?

No answer was given to this question.