§ MR. DELANYTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, with reference to Aghanville Ranch, near Geashill, King's County, which has been untenanted for the past twenty-five years, and is since the beginning of the present year in the occupation of Mr. James Dunne, Kilbride, 1308 Portarlington, and stated to have been purchased by him, whether he can say what price Mr. Dunne has asked for the portion of the estate which he proposes to sell to the Estates Commissioners for the enlargement of small holdings in the locality, and what value the inspector has placed upon the same; and whether an offer has been made Mr. Dunne by the Commissioners.
§ (Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they are at present in negotiation with Mr. James Dunne for the purchase of about 10Q acres of the land in question, and have communicated to him their inspector's estimated price. The Commissioners, however, do not consider it desirable that they should disclose particulars of prices which they may be asked or may offer in such cases.