§ MR. JAMES O'CONNOR (Wicklow, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, in view of the fact that, in April, 1891, the Judge of the Land Court in Ireland issued an absolute order for the sale of the Massarene and Dean's estate, situated in the counties of Limerick and Tipperary; and that, in February, 1897, the estate being still unsold, the matter was brought before Mr. Justice Ross for delay, and also in December, 1899, May, 1900, and July, 1902, for the same purpose, he can state upon what grounds the sale of this estate has been deferred from April, 1891; when will it be finally disposed of; and what is the loss to the incumbrancers by reason of the delay in the proceedings.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) The applications made on the dates mentioned in respect to the delay in the proceedings for the sale of this estate were, on each occasion, the subject of judicial decision. I am informed that the entire property, 633 with the exception of some holdings to which the Land Purchase Acts do not apply, has now been sold. It is not possible to form an estimate of the loss, if any, caused to the incumbrancers by reason of the delay in completing the sales.