§ MR. MCKEANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if his attention has been called to the case of Andrew Beggan, an evicted tenant on the estate of Captain E. P. Smith, Bellamont Forest, Cootehill, county Cavan, which estate has been sold under the Land Act, 1903, the first instalment of the purchase money having been paid; whether the Estates Commissioners have taken any action for the purpose of having Beggan reinstated, and, if so, what these stops are, and whether they promise to be successful and, if they have taken no steps in the matter, will he explain why they have not done so.
MR. BRYCEThe Estates Commissioners inform me that an originating application for the sale of Captain Smith's estate is before them, but they have not yet sanctioned the advances, and therefore none of the purchase money has been paid. It is stated in the Schedule of Tenancies that the landlord has offered to reinstate Andrew Beggan, but no purchase agreement has been lodged in his case. The Commissioners have directed their inspector to enquire into Beggan's case, but have not yet received his report.