HC Deb 24 February 1898 vol 53 cc1514-5
MR. J. P. HAYDEN (Roscommon, South)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the tenants on the Clonlost Estate of Mr. Palmer, in the county of Westmeath, signed agreements to purchase their holdings from the Land Judge nearly two years ago, and that, nevertheless, the sale has not yet been carried out; and, if so, what is the cause of the delay in completing the sale?

THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE LORD LIEUTENANT FOR IRELAND (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, Central

There are not, at present, any proceedings pending for the sale of this estate, either in the Land Judges' Court or before the Irish Land Commission.