§ MR. BOLAND (Kerry, S.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that negotiations for the sale of the Dennehy estate at Glencar, county Kerry, were opened more than a year ago, but that no progress has been made for several months, although the landlord has ex-pressed his willingness to sell, and the tenants their willingness to purchase; and whether the Congested Districts Board or the Estates Commissioners will intervene with a view to completing the sale of the estate.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that no proceedings in respect of the sale of this estate are pending before them, and they have no knowledge of the negotiations which may be proceeding between the landlord and tenants. Neither party has approached the Commissioners on the subject. The Congested Districts Board made an offer for the purchase of the estate last year, but their offer was not accepted, and they declined to increase it.