§ MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he has received a resolution from the Arva branch of the Town Tenants Association calling his attention to the treatment of one Peter Mulligan, of that town, who is under notice of eviction, which expires on 1st June; and, in view of the fact that £464 worth of improvements become the property of the landlord on the day of eviction, will he give the matter sympathetic consideration, with a view to remove the further possibility of such proceedings against industrious tenants.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I have received the resolution referred to, which appears to suggest that a clause should be inserted in the Town Tenants Bill giving retrospective effect to its proposed enactments. The Bill in question is not a Government measure, but in any event it would appear difficult to give effect to the suggestion.