§ MR. M. MCCARTANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, (1) whether his attention has been called to the last Evictions (Ireland) Return, by which it appears that, of the 1,529 tenants who, during the quarter ending 30th June, 1895, have been at suit of the landlord converted into caretakers, 617 are in Ulster; (2) whether he can state the numbers for each of the four provinces of Ireland respectively for the quarters ending 30th September and 31st December last; and (3) whether this matter will be dealt with?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe figures are correctly quoted in the first paragraph from the Return for the June quarter. The Returns containing similar information for each of the four provinces for the September and December quarters were presented to Parliament on the 17th inst.
§ MR. MCCARTANsaid, that since notice had been given of the Question, the Returns he asked for had been circulated. But he would ask the right hon. Gentleman whether he was aware that the services of these notices of eviction disabled the tenants from going into court to have rents fixed, and that these were the class of tenants who most required it?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURYes, Sir, that is so.