§ For the purposes of the Land Purchase Acts and of this Act, so far as same deals with land purchase, any ecclesiastical person who, in connection with or by virtue of his ecclesiastical office or duties, holds and occupies any glebe or residence either with or without land in connection with and forming part of such holding, at and subject to a yearly rent payable by such ecclesiastical person to the governing body recognised by law of the community to which he belongs, shall be deemed and taken to be an occupier of a holding to which such Land Purchase Acts and this Act for that purpose applies, as fully and effectually as if such glebe or residence were an agricultural holding; and such ecclesiastical person shall be at liberty to apply 571 to the Land Commission Court for the purchase of such holding; and such Land Commission is hereby authorised and empowered to advance such sum or sums of money as may be necessary to enable such ecclesiastical person so in occupation as aforesaid to purchase such holding: Provided always, that such purchase, when made, shall he and enure to the use and benefit of the governing body recognised by law of the community to which such purchaser shall at the time of such purchase belong, on such terms and conditions as such governing body of such community may by rules or orders for that purpose prescribe, and which rules or orders such governing bodies are hereby respectively authorised and empowered to make within three calendar months after this Act shall come into operation: and provided also, that no such ecclesiastical person so purchasing such a glebe or residence, or ecclesiastical holding as aforesaid, shall in respect of such glebe or residence, or ecclesiastical holding as aforesaid, be entitled to make any claim for compensation under any of the provisions of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act 1870, or under any of the provisions of any Land Act since passed, or under this Act.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURsaid the Government could not accept the new clause, and hoped the hon. Member would not press it.
§ MR. T. M. HEALY moved the following clause:—