§ MR. P. A. MCHUGH (Sligo, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that an evicted farm at Aug-havanny, near Kiltyclogher, county Leitrim, on the Tottenham estate, from which a man named James Fox was evicted seven years ago, has been for a considerable time in the occupation of emergency men, who merely act as caretakers; whether the receiver of the estate, Mr. Maude, has expressed his readiness to reinstate Mr. Fox; and can he say what steps, if any, the Estates Commissioners have taken to restore this evicted tenant to his holding, which is now vacant.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The estate to which the Question refers is for sale in the Land Judge's Court. The farm from 1136 which James Fox was evicted is in the possession of caretakers. The receiver of the estate informed Fox that if he should offer a fair price his re-instatement would be considered; but the offer made by Fox was considered inadequate. The Estates Commissioners are considering the question of making an offer for the purchase of the estate, and if they should acquire it they will deal with Fox's application for reinstatement.