§ MR. EDWARD BARRY (Cork Co., S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state how many fair rent applications are 715 now awaiting hearing before the Land Commission from the Skibbereen, Drumanway, and Clonakilty Unions, when last a sitting of a Sub-Commission took place for those unions, and when the next sitting may be expected.
§ MR. ATKINSON (for Mr. G. W. BALFOUR)There are one hundred and forty-nine applications to fix fair rents from the Union of Skibbereen, forty-three from the Union of Drumanway, and seventy-three from the Union of Clonakilty, that have not yet been listed for hearing. A Sub-Commission sat in these towns on July 6th, April 28th, and March 31st, 1899, respectively. Further sittings will be arranged for these districts at as early dates as possible, but such dates have not yet been fixed.
§ MR. MAURICE HEALY (Cork)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland how many fair rent applications are now awaiting hearing before the Land Commissioners from the Cork Poor Law Union, when last a sitting of the Sub-Commission for this union took place, and when the next sitting may be expected.
§ MR. ATKINSON (for Mr. G. W. BALFOUR)Ninety-eight applications to fix fair rents from the Union of Cork have not yet been listed for hearing. A Sub-Commission last sat in October, 1898, for the disposal of cases from that Union. A further list containing cases from the Union is at present in preparation, and will be taken up when the list for Kihnallock District, now in course of disposal, has been completed.