MR. T. M. HEALYI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether the compensation money for the 107 Kilbride Rifle Range, which was taken from the owner compulsorily upon the 18th March, 1895, has yet been paid; if not, when will it be paid; whether, as The owner has lost the use and rents of the lands for 17 months, he will receive interest upon the compensation money until same is paid; and will he explain why the costs of the abortive arbitration and the costs of the legal proceedings subsequently, which the Courts awarded the owner, have not bean paid him?
§ *MR. BRODRICKAn offer is about to be made to the owner of the ground, with an allowance both for interest and costs, and it is hoped that the matter may be settled immediately.
§ *MR. BRODRICKI cannot say. These things sometimes require a few days' consideration.