§ MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state the number of farms on the Annally, County Longford, Estate, purchase agreements for which were signed by the tenants; how many of these tenants had their applications sanctioned, and how many were rejected; and on what ground were any tenants' agreements rejected; and, seeing that twenty years' purchase is being demanded in the case of these rejected tenants, will he request the Land Commission to reconsider these applications with a view to sale.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe number of applications for purchase received by the Land Commission from tenants on this estate was 130, of which 110 were sanctioned. In the remaining twenty cases proceedings are at present pending, except in a few where the applications were for sums between £2 and £9, which the Commissioners considered should be paid by the tenants in cash. The Registrar of the Land Judges Court states that so far 1364 as he is aware none of the tenants' agreements were rejected by the parties having carriage of the sale.
§ MR. J. P. FARRELLIf I am able to show the right hon. Gentleman that nine or ten applications were rejected, will he make further inquiry into the reason why?
§ MR. WYNDHAMYes, but my information is that twenty cases are still pending, and that none have been rejected.