§ MR. KENDAL O'BRIEN (Tipperary, Mid.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state how many acres of untenanted land are owned by Surgeon-General Roe in the parish of Bourney, Roscrea, County Tipperary, and also how many in the adjoining parish of Clonmore or Killavinoge; and will he recommend to the Estates Commissioners the desirability of approaching the landlord with a view to acquiring this untenanted land for distribution amongst the people.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners have received no application in respect of the estate mentioned, and they have no knowledge of the circumstances or extent of the estate. They will make inquiry into the matter if an application should be made to them.