§ MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether negotiations for the sale of the Roe estate, Mountsalem, Queen's County, are pending before the Estates Commissioners; and if so, can he say what provision is being made for the evicted tenants' representative named Delany, who claims reinstatement on this property.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners are negotiating for the purchase of the estate mentioned in the Question. They have received from Joseph Delany an application for reinstatement in a holding on the estate, and will give full consideration to Delany's claim in the event of their acquiring the estate.