§ MR. HAZLETON (Galway, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can state what progress has been made in connection with the purchase of the Pollock estate, near Creggs, county Galway, and what amount of land there will be available for distribution in the event of the purchase being completed.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners have considered their inspectors' report on this estate, but will not be in a position to make a formal offer for purchase until the vendor's title is clear. Further inquiries in the matter are being made. It is anticipated that, if the purchase should be effected, over 2,000 acres of untenanted land will be available for distribution.