§ MR. JOHN REDMONDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can now state when the annual Report of the Irish Land Commission will be issued.
§ MR. WYNDHAMThe Annual Report of the Land Commissioners deals with their proceedings in respect of each financial year ended 31st March. The Reports have hitherto, as a general rule, been presented in July or August. Every exertion will be used to complete the Report for 1903–4 in June. The major 772 part of the Report consists of statistical tables which require much care and accuracy in their preparation; but if there is any particular set of tables which the hon. and learned Member would wish to have in advance the Commissioners will be happy to endeavour to meet his wishes as far as possible.
§ MR. JOHN REDMONDWe desire to have this Report—or as much of it as possible—before we discuss the Land Commission Vote, which it is intended to take on an early day.
§ MR. T. W. RUSSELL (Tyrone, S.)Will the Report when presented contain a Report from the Estates Commissioners?
§ MR. WYNDHAMThere is to be an Interim Report from the Estates Commissioners, but I think it would be unwise to try to increase the labour of the Land Commission by putting it in their Report, which I believe will be laid before the other is ready; I will do my best to facilitate the publication of that part of the Report, which the hon. Member may deem pertinent to the debate.