§ MR. DOOGAN (Tyrone. E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he is aware that about fifteen tenants residing in the townland of Altmore, Pomeroy, County Tyrone, who held under a lease of thirty-one years, dated 20th March, 1856, are debarred from having a judicial rent fixed because the lessor, unknown to the said tenants, devised their holdings by a reversionary lease, dated 1st August, 1856, to a relative of his, who soon after the transaction went to New Zealand and died there intestate; whether he will cause a full inquiry to be made into all the circumstances in connection with the case of these tenants and their treatment by their landlords, with the view to afford them the benefits of the Land Acts.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI have no information on the matters alleged in this Question, nor have I any power to make inquiry as suggested.
§ MR. FLYNNasked, as several cases of the kind had occurred in Ireland, would the Government consider the desirability of drafting a new Bill to deal with the matter.
§ MR. WYNDHAMsaid that was a suggestion which might be entertained if it appeared that the evil were widespread.
§ MR. DOOGANwas proceeding to ask a further Question when Mr. SPEAKER intervened.
§ MR. DOOGANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state on what grounds the application of Hugh Donaghey, Alt-more, County Tyrone (Record Number 13085A), to have a judicial rent fixed was dismissed.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe reasons for the dismissal of this application were stated in the Order of the sub-Commissioners, made more than two years ago. The Order was not appealed against.