§ MR. J. P. FARRELLI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will state how many applications to fix fair rents have been filed since 1st November, 1903; how many of these applications are first and how many second-term applications; and how many agreements have been filed during the same period.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe number of applications filed between 1st November, 1903, and 15th February, instant, was, for a first-term rent, 1,070, and for a second-term rent, 1,869. The number of 19 agreements filed in the same period was 741 for a first-term, and 1,113 for a second-term rent.