§ MR. FFRENCH (Wexford, N.)to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the Estates Commissioners acknowledged the receipt of an application on the 7th July last from Patrick and Mrs. Colfer for restoration to their homes on the Rosegarland Estate; whether any progress has yet been made in this case; and, if not, can he explain the cause of delay.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they have now received their inspectors' Report upon the application for reinstatement lodged by Patrick Colfer, and will take the case, with others of a similar nature, into consideration in due course.