§ MR. GINNELLI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will explain why, during the three years in which the Land Act of 1903 has been in operation, no provision has been made for the evicted family of the late Richard Riggs, the evicted farm on Colonel Smyth's Collins-town estate being vacant, and untenanted land being plentiful in Westmeath; is he aware of the condition of this evicted family; and can he say when the Com-missioners will be able to extend to this family the benefits whieh Parliament intended the Act to confer upon evicted tenants.
MR. BRYCEThe Estates Commissioners inform me that they have not yet been able to inquire into the application for reinstatement of the representatives of the late Richard Riggs, and cannot say definitely when they will be able to do so. Inquiries into all applications will be made as soon as possible. The Commissioners have no information as to the present circumstances of the evicted family.