HC Deb 26 February 1897 vol 46 cc1250-1
MR. D. MACALEESE (Monaghan, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state when the decisions will be given in the land cases before the Sub-Commission Court which sat at Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, on 8th November, 1896?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (MR. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds Central

I am informed by the Land Commission that the decision referred to in the Question will be announced at an early date.

MR. D. SULLIVAN (Westmeath, S.)

On behalf of the hon. Member for Carlow (MR. JOHN HAMMOND), I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland when the Land Commissioners will visit Carlow to hear land cases there?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

All the cases listed up to November in this county were disposed of recently, and the number of applications now pending from the county are comparatively few. A sitting will be arranged at as early a date as possible, having regard to the claims of other counties where more cases and of older date are pending.

MR. C. J. ENGLEDOW (Kildare, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can now state if the Land Commission has been able to fix day for the holding of Court in County Kildare for the fixing of fair rents?

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

a Sub-Commission Court will hold a sitting in this county on the 23rd March.

MR. JOHN DILLON (Mayo, E.)

Might I ask the right hon. Gentleman the Secretary to the Treasury whether he will consent to postpone Vote 17 for the Irish Land Commission until the Return which has been frequently promised in relation to the new Commissioners is given to the House. He will notice that in that Vote there is an item of £11,337 for the additional Commissioners.

THE SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY (MR. R. W. HANBURY,) PRESTON

No, Sir I do not think there will be any necessity for that a Any explanation which the hon. Gentleman requires can be given on the Vote.

MR. DILLON

Might I point out that the right hon. Gentleman cannot give the explanation, because the information is in the form of an elaborate Return, giving the qualifications for each of the new appointments?