HC Deb 20 June 1904 vol 136 cc495-6
MR. ROCHE (Galway, E.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he has received a copy of the resolution passed by the Portumna District Council or Board of Guardians calling his attention to the Tynagh tenants of Mr. Daly for agreeing to give twenty-five and three-quarter years purchase for land which was offered for eighteen years purchase on a former occasion, and calling on the Estates Commissioners not to sanction the sale, in the interest of the ratepayers, without inspection, as from their knowledge of the district they are convinced the land is not security for the money; and, if so, whether he will direct the attention of the Estates Commissioners to the transaction.

MR. WYNDHAM

I have seen the resolution. The police have been unable to verify the statement that the landlord offered to sell on a former occasion at eighteen years purchase. In any case the terms now voluntarily agreed to are satisfactory to the parties concerned, and were arranged, I understand, by the parish priest. The Estates Commissioners will be guided in their action by the provisions of the Land Act.

MR. CULLINAN (Tipperary, S.)

Will special attention be directed to this, as it is a typical case?

MR. WYNDHAM

I really do not propose to do the Estates Commissioners' work in this House. They are perfectly competent to discharge the duties imposed upon them by Parliament.