§ MR. DUFFY (Galway, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have received agreements to purchase from the tenants of Sir Henry Burke's estate, Marble Hill, Loughrea, in the districts of Leitrim and Knock Ash; if so, whether these agreements were contingent upon the sale to the Commissioners of the grazing lands of Grallagh and Traskernagh; and will he explain the cause of the delay in not taking over these farms for distribution amongst the small tenants.
MR. BRYCEThe Estates Commissioners inform me that purchase agreements have been lodged with them in respect of the Leitrim and Knockash portions of Sir Henry Burke's estate. These agreements do not contain any conditions as to the sale to the Commissioners of the lands of Grallagh or Traskernagh. The vendor, however, has expressed his willingness to sell the untenanted land in Grallagh to the tenants approved of by the Commissioners, and the Commissioners inspector is at present preparing a scheme for the division of these lands. He has also been directed to report as to the lands of Traskernagh.