§ MR. GILHOOLY (Cork Co., W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether his attention has been called to the case of Timothy Leary, tenant, R. H. E. White, landlord, heard 12th January last; whether he is aware that Mr. Crean, Legal Commissioner, after hearing evidence and examining receipts, decided that the tenant was entitled to have a fair rent fixed, pursuant to section 58, Sub-section (5), Land Act, 1881; that evidence as to value was then given, and the Lay Commissioner visited the holding; and that in May last the tenant received a notice that the case was dismissed; and what explanation call be given for this decision in contradiction to the opinion expressed by Mr. Crean in January?
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURNo decision, I am informed, was given by the Sub-Commission Court at the hearing of this case as to the tenant's right to have a fair rent fixed, and the case was eventually dismissed. If either party feels aggrieved by the order of the Sub-Commissioners, he is, of course, at liberty to lodge an appeal. The case having been, adjudicated upon it would be improper to call for any explanation such as is suggested in the last paragraph of the Question.