§ MR. HUGH LAW (Donegal, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the estate of Mr. John H. Deazley is in process of sale to the tenants; and, if so, whether the Estates Commissioners will endeavour to procure the re-instatement of Mr. George Ward in the holding from which his family was evicted.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that no proceedings in respect of the sale of this estate have been instituted before them, and they have no knowledge of any negotiations between the landlord and tenants which may be proceeding. The Commissioners have received an application for reinstatement from George and Teague Ward, whose former holding is in the occupation of a new tenant. The Commissioners have no power to interfere with the present occupant of the holding, but they will in due course inquire into the claims of the evicted tenants, with the view of considering whether they may be otherwise provided for.