§ MR. ARTHUR O'CONNORI beg to ask Mr. Attorney General if he will state what is the procedure usually taken by the Land Commission, and what are the costs and expenses usually and necessarily incurred before redemption of tithe rent, and whether any effort is made to settle or compromise with the owners.
§ MR. ATKINSONNo charge of any kind is made by the Land Commission either by way of costs or expenses, in connection with the redemption of tithe rent-charges. As the redemption price in cases of voluntary redemption is fixed by Statute (35 and 36 Vict. c. 90, s. 7), no question as to compromise can arise. In cases under the Purchase Acts the redemptions come under Section 37 of the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1896, and the Land Commission are empowered to order the redemption at a price of not less than twenty times the net amount of the charge after allowing for poor rates.