§ MR. T. L. CORBETT (Down, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether in future Returns of Evicted Tenants in Ireland he will include the number of years'rent owed by such tenants.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I presume the Question refers to the Quarterly Returns of Evictions from Agricultural Holdings in Ireland, which are presented to Parliament. These Returns are prepared by the police, who have no knowledge of the number of years' rent which may be owing by the persons evicted nor any means of obtaining accurate information on the subject. The reply to the Question must, therefore, be in the negative.