§ MR. JOHN O'DONNELL (Mayo, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the estate of the representatives of the late Captain Annesley, situated at and near Island, Ballyhaunis, county Mayo, has been offered to the Congested Districts Board for sale, and that an offer has been made by that Board; and whether, if there is any material difference between the demand and offer, he will advise the Congested Districts Board to make a further offer with a view to purchasing the estate for the purpose of enlarging holdings in that district.
(Answered by Mr. Wyndham.) Negotiations for the purchase of this estate were contemplated by the Congested Districts Board three years ago, but they were not 1220 proceeded with. The Board has no proposal before it at present in respect of the property. If a such proposal be made it will be considered.