MR. POWERI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Mr. Frederick Boyle has applied to the Land Commission for an advance to enable him to purchase a farm at Robertstown, in County Waterford: Can he state how long Boyle has been in possession of this farm, the amount of the advance applied for, and the date 1264 of the application; has the advance yet been sanctioned; if not, has the inspector of the Land Commission yet visited the farm and sent in his report on the case; and can a copy of this report, when made, be obtained by making application; and can he explain why the old tenant of this farm was not given the option of purchasing it at the terms on which it has been offered to Mr. Boyle.
§ MR. WYNDHAMMr. Boyle, who has been in occupation of this holding since 1899, applied in September last for an advance of £1,071, which has been sanctioned. A certified copy of the Inspector's report may be obtained upon payment of the prescribed fee of one shilling by either of the parties to the agreement. I have no information on the last paragraph.
MR. POWERIs it not the fact that the old tenant offered a considerably higher secured rent than this man?
§ [No answer was returned.]