§ MR. HAYDEN (Roscommon, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Irish Congested Districts Board has purchased the estate of Lord De Freyne in the counties of Roscommon, Galway, and Sligo: and, if so, whether he can state the total purchase money and the number of years purchase for the different classes of tenants, also the particulars of the arrears, current rent, and untenanted land.
§ MR. ATKINSONI am informed that negotiations with a view to the sale of this estate are still in progress between the Congested Districts Board and Lord De Froyne. Until these negotiations have been brought to a conclusion I cannot make any further announcement in the matter.