§ MR. DILLON (Mayo, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state what is the cause of the delay in the sale to the tenants of the MacFarlane Estate at Fullagherin, County Tyrone; and, seeing that the estate has been in the Land Judges Court since 1882, and that a receiver was appointed in 1883, he can by means of the 40th section or any other procedure expedite the sale of the estate to the tenants.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe sporting rights on this estate are reserved from sale. The terms of purchase, subject to this condition, have been agreed to by all the tenants save three. If these latter persist in their demand, it is not unlikely, I understand, that the proceedings for sale will fall through.
§ MR. DILLONIs it not the fact that the sporting rights on this estate belong to Judge Ross, the head of the Court, and that he has blocked the sale of the estate in order to secure them?
§ [No answer was returned.]