§ MR. MURPHYTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have fully inquired into the application for reinstatement of Mr. Morty Buckley, of Faha, county Kerry, on the Morrogh Bernard estate; whether 993 they are aware that pressure is being used to force him to give up a portion of his claim; and whether they will refuse their sanction to the sale of the estate until his claim and that of the other evicted tenants is dealt with satisfactorily.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they have received their inspector's Report upon the application in question, but no agreement has yet been arrived at as to the price of the evicted holding, and the negotiations are still pending. The Commissioners have no knowledge of the alleged pressure brought to bear on Mr. Buckley. They are unable at present to say what action they may take as to sanctioning the sale of the estate. The matter is still under their consideration.