§ MR. J. P. FARRELLTo ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland to state the number of estates for sale under the Ashbourne and other purchase Acts at present pending for sale to the tenants of County Longford.
(Answered by Mr. Atkinson.) There are no applications for purchase pending in the County Longford under the Acts of 1885 and 1888. Under the Acts 1891–1896 there are seventy-two applications still pending in the county, which embrace holdings on ten estates. These are in various stages towards completion.