§ MR. FLAVIN (Kerry, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state if an inspector has visited North Kerry in connection with the reinstatement of evicted tenants; and, if so, with what result.
MR. BRYCEThe Estates Commissioners inform me that their records are not kept according to Parliamentary divisions; but, as regards the entire county of Kerry, 509 applications for reinstatement have been received, all of which have been referred to an inspector for inquiry and report. Up to the present twenty-six of the applicants have been reinstated by the Commissioners, and they understand that nineteen have been reinstated by landlords direct. In fifteen of the cases inquired into the applicant did not come within the scope of the Act; while in fourteen cases the Commissioners, for various reasons, refused the application. In fifty cases the former holdings are not now available; and there are still about 380 cases in which the applications have not yet been reported on, or, if reported on, have not been finally dealt with by the Commissioners.
§ MR. FLAVINIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that 2,000 acres of untenanted land have been offered to the Estates Commissioners?