§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the terms of reference to the Royal Commission on the Western Problem will be such as to enable the Commission to inquire into the cause of the inflation of prices under the Land Act of 1903; and how far the operation of the zones and removal of inspection have contributed to that result.
MR. BRYCEIt is not intended to direct the proposed Commission to inquire into the subject mentioned in the Question. The matters connected with the problem of congestion are so numerous and important as to be fully sufficient to occupy the attention of the Commission.