§ MR. JOYCE (Limerick)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the case of Mr. Michael Sheehan, of Limerick, who has been the yearly tenant of the King's Island at Limerick; is he aware that this tenancy has been hold by the Sheehan family for forty years at a yearly rental, and that the rent was paid punctually: will he say when Mr. Sheehan was called upon by the War Office to surrender this land, and when was the land surrendered; also what compensation do the War Office intend to offer as compensation to the tenant.
§ MR. HALDANEThe facts are as stated in the first part of the Question. As grazing was required for Government horses during the first portion of the year, it was decided in July, 1905, to terminate the existing tenancy on September 29th, 1905, and notice to this effect was accordingly given. Under the revised conditions Mr. Sheehan became grazing tenant from October 1st to December 31st, 1905, at a reduced rent. The land is now in military occupation, but will be relet from July 1st to December 31st, 1906, when Mr. Sheehan will have an opportunity of tendering. As the letting was a grazing tenancy only, no compensation was payable on its termination on September 29th, 1905.