§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any relief can be extended to the tenants of congested estates in the parish of Collumbkille, county Longford, which have recently been sold under The Land Purchase. Act, 1903, with a view to the proper drainage, reclamation, and extension of their farms.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they are unable to identify the congested estates referred to in the Question unless fuller particulars are given. If the names of the owners of the estates are furnished to them they will ascertain whether the estates have been sold under the Act of 1903, and will then be in a position to give information on the subject of the Question.