§ MR. LUNDON (Limerick, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, has the inspector, deputed by the Estates Commissioners, to enquire into the cases of evicted tenants in the county of Limerick, as yet made any inquiry in regard to the evicted farm of Mr. Edward Hartigan, in Bettyville Manister, in that county, formerly held from the Rev. J. T. Lee, of Hardwicke Rectory, Cambridge; whether he is aware that the Rev. Mr. Lee has alleged that he had paid £800 for this farm of Hartigan's, and that this sum was arrived at by adding up arrears of rent on a rack-rented farm and law costs to the amount of £500; and whether, seeing that some time since negotiations for reinstatement were opened between landlord, agent, and tenant, the Estates Commissioners will use their kind services to bring to completion the proposed arrangement.
MR. BRYCEThe Estates Commissioners inform me that they have not yet received the report of their inspector upon this case. The Commissioners have boon informed by the Rev. Mr. Lee that he did not pay £800 for the tenant's interest alone. Mr. Lee states that he bought the tenant's interest at a sheriff's sale, and had to pay a considerable sum of money to a creditor who had a charge on the tenant's interest, and in addition he lost a large amount due by the tenant for rent. When the Estates Commissioners have received their inspector's report they will consider what further action they can take in the case.
§ MR. LUNDONThe offer by the landlord was all a bogey proceeding, was it not?
§ MR. LUNDONA very safe reply.