§ MR. EDWARD BARRY (Cork County, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that at the sale of the Ross-carbery portion of the Carbery estate, in the early part of last year, an agreement was arrived at between landlord, present occupier (Deane), and Patrick M'Carthy, evicted tenant, to submit his case to the Estates Commissioners for immediate settlement; that the farm was excluded from the area of sale to Deane for the purpose of reinstating M'Carthy; and whether, in view of the condition of the dwelling house, and of the fact that the present tenant, who is not resident, has refused to pay rent to the landlord pending a settlement being arrived at, and that M'Carthy has been for over twelve months an inmate of the Clonakilty workhouse, steps will be taken to accelerate the action of the Estates Commissioners in giving effect to the understanding entered into at the time of sale for the reinstatement of the evicted tenant.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) Proceedings for the sale of this estate are pending before the Estates Commissioners, but the farm occupied by Mr. Deane is not part of the estate which is being sold. The Commissioners have no knowledge whether the remaining facts are as stated in they Question, but they intend to make inquiries into Patrick M'Carthy's case as soon as possible.