§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the estate of Captain Caldbeck, Ballacolla, Queen's County, at present before the Estates Commissioners for sale, contains out of a total of 470 acres 241 acres of untenanted land, and that the landlord and his agent have parcelled out the untenanted land amongst business men occupying independent positions, large farmers, and the bailiff of the estate; and, if so, in view of the fact that there are a number of small holdings on this and adjoining estates requiring enlargement, he will state whether the Estates Commissioners are prepared to sanction this sale.
§ MR. ATKINSON (for Mr. WYNDHAM)This estate has been referred to the inspector, whose report has not yet been made. The Commissioners are not, at present, in a position to make any statement on the matters alleged in the Question.
§ MR. DELANYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether an inspection of the Caldbeck Estate, Ballacolla, Queen's county, has yet been made; and, if so, will he furnish a copy of the report of the inspector.
§ MR. ATKINSON (for Mr. WYNDHAM)The inspector has not yet made his report on this estate. The reply to the second inquiry is in the negative. The inspectors' reports are confidential documents, made for the information of the Commissioners, and cannot be produced or laid on the Table of the House.