§ MR. JOHN O'DONNELLTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether it is his intention to introduce a Bill to amend the Land Act of 1903 in the present or next Session; if so, whether he will insert a clause therein dealing with what is known in Ireland as mill holdings, the occupiers of which are at present debarred from going into the Land Courts, with a view to enable this class to derive some benefits from Land Acts passed since the milling industry got crippled by foreign competition; and whether he will at the same time insert a further clause dealing with farmers who hold one hundred year leases with the same object in view.
| Gross Income brought under the review of the Inland Revenue Department. | Income on which Tax was received. | |||
| Total Amount. | Relative Percentages to the Joint Total. | Total Amount. | Relative Percentages to the Joint Total. | |
| £ | £ | |||
| Ireland | 35,093,000 | 3.9 | 19,552,000 | 3.2 |
| Great Britain | 867,666,000 | 96.1 | 595,460,000 | 96.8 |
| Joint Total | 902,759,000 | 100 | 615,012,000 | 100 |
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Government are carefully watching the operation of the Land Acts, but I cannot, at present, make any statement as to possible further legislation.