§ DR. AMBROSE (Mayo, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state the practice adopted by the Congested Districts Board as to the finding of tenants for the lands purchased by the Board; do those in the immediate vicinity of the new holdings get a prior claim to them; and, if not, can he say why this course is not followed.
§ MR. ATKINSONThe primary object the Congested Districts Board have in view is the benefit of the tenants of the lands purchased. The mode of dealing with any other tenants depends in each case upon its peculiar circumstances. No general rule can be adopted or stated.