§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Irish Land Commission has been notified by tenant purchasers on the estate of David Finlay and others, near Bawnboy, in the county of Cavan, that the receivable orders which have been sent from its offices in Dublin have not been delivered to the tenants; and, if so, will he say who is responsible for their non-delivery.
§ MR. WYNDHAMI am in communication with the Land Commission in the matter, and will ask the hon. Member to postpone this and the next Question till Wednesday.
474 The second Question referred to was as follows—
§ MR.VINCENT KENNEDYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that a number of the tenants on the estate of David Finlay and others, near Bawnboy, in the county of Cavan (which is under the control of the Land Judge's Court) who have signed their purchase agreements have been notified by the Irish Land Commission that their applications to purchase their holdings have been dismissed owing to delay; if so, will he state the cause of the delay; and, if the delay does not rest with the tenants, will they still be afforded an opportunity of completing their purchase.