§ MR. FLYNNI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have recently received any further application respecting the sale of the untenanted lands on the estate of Mr. William N. Leader, of Dromagh, county Cork; has any proposal been made to exclude the townland of Dysart from the proposed sale, and, if so, on what grounds; and whether the Commissioners will refuse to sanction the purchase of these lands unless the circumstances and needs of the locality are taken into consideration and reasonable provision made for the restoration of evicted tenants, the enlargement of uneconomic holdings, and the applotment of suitable holdings amongst the deserving labourers of the district.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have received no further communication from the owner in this case. The owner proposes to exclude a portion of the townland of Dysart from the sale, upon the ground that he himself is using 352 acres of the land, and only receives a head rent out of the remaining 239 acres. As I informed the hon. Member on 27th February, the Commissioners will, before sanctioning the sale, make full inquiries as to the wants and circumstances of people in the neighbourhood.