§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether on the sale of lands charged with the repayment of loans for piers and harbours, steps will be taken to have the lands given over to the tenants free from those charges, in accordance with the spirit of the Act of 1903.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I am informed by the Land Commission that, in cases of purchase of lands upon which loans for piers and harbours are charged on the vendor's interest, the loans are redeemed out of the purchase-money. If, however, the Question is intended to refer to maintenance rates, in respect of works of the kind mentioned, such rates are, as a rule, not redeemable.