§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland how many cases of land purchase are now pending from county Longford; can he give the number of estates sold, and the number of tenants who have become peasant proprietors; and whether he can state if any applications are pending for the application of the 40th Section of the Act of 1896 for the purpose of completing sales in that county.
§ MR. WYNDHAM2,718 applications for loans under the various Land Purchase Acts were received from the county Longford to the end of last month. Loans have been sanctioned in 2,227 cases; 89 cases are pending; and 402 applications were refused. No request has been received in the Land Commission under the 40th Section of the Act of 1896.