§ MR. HAMMOND (Carlow)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, is he aware that in respect of the Faulkner's estate, Spring-hill, Queen's County, the landlord, the legatees of Fisher, and the tenant came to an agreement in February, 1905, as to terms of sale and purchase of this property, and that the tenants were informed by Mr. Wilson, representing the Estates Commissioners, that he himself and the landlord were quite satisfied with that agreement; and, as no progress has been made in this matter, will he state what has been the cause of this delay and when the condition of sale will be definitely settled.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I am informed by the Estates Commissioners that the estate in question is for sale in the Land Judge's Court, and that they issued a request under Section 7 of the Act of 1903 in regard to it. The Commissioners have had the estate inspected, but owing to certain legal difficulties they have not yet been able to make an offer for purchase. The Commissioners expect to be in a position shortly to make an offer.