§ MR. MURPHY (Kerry, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland what is the number of applications received by the Estates Commissioners from evicted tenants in the county of Kerry; in how many of such cases have the Commissioners approached the landlords with the view of securing the reinstatement of such tenants; and what is the number of evicted tenants reinstated or provided with holdings in the county by the Commissioners up to the present time.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) Four hundred and fifty-three applications for reinstatement have been received by the Estates Commissioners from the evicted tenants in the county Kerry, but in some of the cases the applicants do not come within the provisions of the Act. The Commissioners, in pursuance of the regulations recently issued, are now about to make inquiries in all cases in which they have received applications, and to approach the landlords in such cases as may be desirable. The Commissioners have not themselves effected any reinstatements, but they are aware that thirty-three evicted tenants have been reinstated in the county by landlords.