§ MR. WILLIAM ABRAHAM (Cork, N.E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the delay in completion of the purchase by Mr. John Walsh of his holding at Kilgullane, Michelstown, County Cork, the terms of purchase having been approved on 16th December 1893; and, will the Land Purchase Commissioners take any steps to expedite this matter?
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralI am informed by the Land Commissioners that serious difficulties arose in the matter of the completion of the sale to Walsh by reason of the land being subject to a perpetual annuity for the benefit of the poor of the locality, and proceedings had to be instituted in the Chancery Division in relation to the Charity. In May 1896, the Vice Chancellor made an Order appointing Trustees, and the Commissioners understand that a deed of release has been prepared and will shortly be executed, thus enabling the sale to Walsh to be completed.