§ MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that application is being made to Mr. Justice 595 Ross to admit as tenants on the Cusack Estate for the purpose of sale a number of large farmers and planters to the exclusion of the evicted tenants or their representatives residing in the neighbourhood of this estate; and whether he is prepared to offer any suggestion to the Estate Commissioners to purchase this estate, with a view to re-sale to the former tenants or their descendants.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe application referred to comes on before Judge Ross to-day. The procedure in respect of estates for the sale of which an absolute order has been made is, so far as the Estate Commissioners are concerned, laid down in Section 7.
§ MR. J. P. FARRELLDoes the right hon. Gentleman propose to take any action such as he took last year?
§ MR. WYNDHAMI must refer the hon. Member to the section of the Act which shows that the Estates Commissioners can only take action on information being laid.
§ MR. J. P. FARRELLBut cannot the right hon. Gentleman intervene. It would be much more effective.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI cannot undertake to do the work of the Judges or of the Estate Commissioners.