§ MR. MANSFIELDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is he aware that landed proprietors and tradesmen have purchased land under the Irish Land Purchase 647 Acts; and, if so, can he state to what extent such purchases have been made; and whether, under the Land Bill now before Parliament, provision will be made to prevent persons who do not themselves cultivate land, or require land for their own use, taking advantage of its provisions.
§ MR. WYNDHAMAdvances under the Land Purchase Acts can only be made to tenants holding land under a contract of tenancy. When the advance has been made, the proprietor becomes subject to the provisions of Section 30 of the Land Law Act, 1881, which prohibits the sub-division or letting of the holding while subject to the annuity, without the consent of the Land Commission. This provision is being further developed by Clause 49 of the present Land Bill.