§ DR. AMBROSE (Mayo, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that there is a large grazing farm called Erreiff on the Phibbs estate, in the parish of Keelogues, near Castlebar, county Mayo, and that surrounding this farm, or in its immediate vicinity, are a number of very poor tenants of uneconomic holdings; and can he say whether any person has been or is in negotiation with the Estates Commissioners or the Con- 1396 gested Districts Board as to the purchase of this farm, and, if so, what is the name of such person; and will he see that this farm is purchased either by the Estates Commissioners or the Congested Districts Board for the sole benefit of and for distribution amongst the poor tenants in the neighbourhood.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) I am informed that neither the Estates Commissioners nor the Congested Districts Board have any knowledge of the grazing farm referred to. If an application should be I made to one or both of these bodies by any of the persons interested, it will, I have no doubt, receive due consideration.