§ 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. VINCENT KENNEDYI beg also 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 972 (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 purchases.
§ MR. WYNDHAMOn the 10th June thirteen applications for advances from tenants on this estate were dismissed by Mr. Commissioner O'Brien for delay in the conduct of the proceedings. The orders of dismissal have since been rescinded in six of these cases; five of which have been referred to the inspector for report and in the remaining case the advance has been sanctioned. No interest in lieu of rent is yet payable to the Land Commission in any of these cases, and consequently no receivable orders have been issued to the tenants. With respect to the seven cases in which the orders of dismissal have not been rescinded, the receiver has made a report to the Land Judge, who is in communication with the tenants' solicitor with a view to arranging, if possible, that they shall sign fresh applications, and also that all the remaining tenants shall also sign like applications for advance.