§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the number of estates for sale of which petitions are now pending, how long has each estate been in court, the date of the last steps taken in connection with each petition, and how many receivers are connected with each estate?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURI am informed that the number of estates for the sale of which petitions are now pending in the Land Judge's Court is 3,890, and that there is only one receiver over each estate, though the same receiver may be connected with several estates. Information on the other points referred to in the Question could not be furnished without an investigation that would occupy several months. ["Hear, hear!"]