§ MR. WILLIAM MOOREI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, having regard to the pledges of certain Ulster Members, he will consider the propriety of recommending in the proper quarters the appointment of a Commission to inquire into the question of the financial security for advances to be made from Imperial sources for the purposes of land purchase in Ireland over and beyond the balance of the £33,000,000 secured by the Guarantee Fund (Probate Duty grant, local taxation and grants, etc) under Section 5 of the Purchase Act, 1891, and to report on the means by which such advances may be best secured.
§ MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)Can the right hon. Gentleman say who are the Members referred to in the question and what was the nature of the pledges said to have been given by them?
MR. WYNDIIAMNo, Sir; I have no information which will enable me to answer the supplementary question. The matter referred to in the question is now under consideration by the Government. I am not at present in a position to make any statement on the subject.