§ MR. CULLINANTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord - Lieutenant of Ireland what steps have recently been taken by the Estates Commissioners to purchase from Count Moore the evicted farm of the late Matthew Mooney, Kilross, Tipperary; and whether, as the landlord informed the widow of the evicted tenant that he was willing to sell the holding to the Estates Commissioners, he will state what is the cause of delay in completing the negotiations.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The Commissioners have made an offer for the purchase of this farm, but the offer has not yet been accepted.