§ MR. JOHN DILLONI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that, in November 1890, an award was made between the Drapers' Company and certain of their tenants, one of the conditions of the award being that if the sales of their farms should be delayed through the fault of the Company the tenants should not be called upon to pay any rent to the Company pending such delay; and that this condition has been violated in the case of John Wright, who has been served with an ejectment by the Company for the sum of £46 16s. 8d.; and whether he will inquire whether the delay in carrying out the sale of John Wright's farm is caused by the Land Commission or by the Drapers' Company?
MR. JOHN MORLEYI am informed that the application for an advance to purchase the holding referred to was refused by the Land Commission on the grounds that there was no means of access to the holding except through another holding upon which Wright resided, and in respect of which no agreement for purchase has been lodged. It would appear, therefore, that the delay has been caused by the tenant, who could get over the difficulty by entering into an agreement for the purchase of both holdings.