§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)I beg to ask Mr. Attorney-General for Ireland whether any application has been made to the Estates Commissioners for the purchase by them of the Archdale (county Longford) Estate; and, if so, to state the terms of such offer.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. ATKINSON, Londonderry, N.)No such application has yet been made.
§ MR. J. P. FARRELLAnd supposing, one is made——
§ MR. ATKINSONI cannot answer a hypothetical Question.