§ MR. DUFFYTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state when the performance of the promise made to Mr. James Broderick, Donirg, Loughrea, is to be fulfilled, namely, that he would be provided with a holding in lieu of the one out of which he was evicted some years ago; whether the untenanted farm of Mr. White, situated in the neighbourhood, was partly bought for the purpose; and, if so, will he explain the cause of the delay.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that the holding from which James Broderick claims to have been evicted is situate upon the estate of Mr. H. P. Blake, for the sale of which to the tenants proceedings have boon instituted before the Commissioners. The Commissioners are in negotiation with the owner for the purchase of the untenanted land on the estate, and until they have acquired this land they will not be in a position to make arrangements for its allotment.