§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the tenants on the Warburton property, Queen's County, are precluded from purchasing their holdings by reason of the fact that the order of the Land Court for sale was made in respect of the life interest only of the owner, and, as the tenants upon other estates are similarly circumstanced, whether he will introduce a provision into the Land Bill to meet the difficulty.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe fact is as stated in the first part of the Question. I have no information as to whether there are other estates similarly circumstanced. When the order of the Land Judge is limited to the sale of the life interest of the owner, it is impossible to convey the fee simple to purchasing tenants. I cannot see that it would be possible to legislate in such cases.