§ MR. O'DOWDTO ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland will he state what is the total amount of the purchase money of the estates for the sale of which agreements have been lodged with the Estates Commissioners under the Act of 1903.
(Answered by Mr. Walter Long.) The amount of the purchase money in respect of direct sales is £21,987,135, of which £5,438,517 has been advanced. The amount in respect of sales under Sections 6, 7, and 8 of the Act and of sales to the Congested Districts Board is £4,573,727, of which £984,787 has been advanced.