§ MR. LUNDON (Armagh, Mid)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that at the sitting of the Sub-Land Commissioners for the fixing of fair rents, held in the town of Tipperary, in the early days of May, a case as between Mr. Hefferman Considine, landlord, and Michael M'Grath, tenant, on the lands of Tirmanagh Pallasgrean, county Limerick, was gone into, that the farm, consisting of forty-four Irish, acres has been for the past fifteen years, first-term, held under judicial lease at a yearly rent of £86 10s., although, a large portion of it is of inferior quality; and has his attention been called to the statement of a herdsman of Mr. Considine on the occasion that dairy cows are now let for the season at £12 10s. per cow, although the figure all around is £9 per cow; and can he say whether the Commissioners have as yet inspected the farm or have they given their decision as to the fair rent.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I have referred this Question to the Land Commission, who inform me that the case referred to is one in which an application was made to have a judicial rent fixed by the Court; and they do not consider it desirable to discuss the details of such cases, which are the subject of judicial decisions.