THE MARQUESS OF HAMILTON (Londonderry)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Commission, appointed to inquire regarding amalgamation of workhouses in Ireland, and the question of whether any administrative changes are desirable, will consider the cases of forty unions in Ireland which are situate in two counties, and thirteen unions which are situate in three counties, or whether the case of the Londonderry Union, which is situate in counties Londonderry and Donegal, is the only
| Land Judge's Court (Estates),—Return showing— | ||||||||||||||
| 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | ||||||||||
| Gross nominal annual rental of the estates in the Irish Land Judges Court during the past five years | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Expenditure on same, including Receiver's fees, Law expenses, and all other outgoings | - | - | ||||||||||||
| Balance showing actual net receipts | - | - | - | |||||||||||
| Percentage of reduction upon nominal rental | - | - |
§ (Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) I am informed that the preparation of the proposed Return would entail such a protracted investigation of the records of the Receiver Department as would seriously militate against the transaction of the ordinary business of the Land Judge's Court. The Land Judge is unable, in the circumstances, to undertake the preparation of the Return.