HC Deb 20 November 1906 vol 165 c623
MR. VINCENT KENNEDY (Cavan, W.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether agreements for sale have been filed in the estate of Mrs. Henry Hinds' lands, Deramfield, Killeshandra, county Cavan; will he state what is the present position of this sale; when were the agreements filed; is there any untenanted land on the estate; and have the Commissioners offered to purchase same, and with what result.

MR. BRYCE

The Estates Commissioners inform me that three agreements for the purchase of holdings on the estate in question were lodged with them in September, 1904. There are 204 acres of untenanted land on the estate, which the vendor desired to sell to the Commissioners and repurchase from them. The Commissioners saw objections to this course and offered to purchase this land, but not to resell it to the vendor. The vendor refused to accept this offer, and consequently the Commissioners refused to deal with the lands as an estate, or to make the advances asked for.

MR. VINCENT KENNEDY

Will the Government interfere to prevent this estate being permanently hung up?

MR. BRYCE

Perhaps the parties may be induced to reconsider the position.