§ MR. FETHERSTONHAUGH (Fermanagh, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any progress has been made in the negotiations for the sale of the estate of the Marquess of Ely in the county of Fermanagh; have the Estates Commissioners made any offer for the estate; or has any originating statement for a direct sale been lodged.
(Answered by Mr. Bryce.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they have no knowledge of any negotiations for the sale of this estate which may be proceeding. The answer to the remaining inquiries is in the negative.