§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that in the proposed sale of the Caldbeck Estate, Ballacolla, Queen's County, one-half of which is untenanted, the landlord has parcelled out the greater portion of the latter amongst the eleven months' graziers for the purpose of the sale; and, seeing that part of the estate is congested and the small tenants and labourers have applied for a division of the untenanted land, whether he can say what course the Estates Commissioners propose taking in the case.
MR. BRYCEI beg to refer to my reply to the hon. Member's Question on this subject on Thursday last. † As I then stated, the Estates Commissioners themselves propose to make an offer for the purchase of this estate.