§ MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state the cause of delay in the sale of the Carmichael-O'Ferrall estate at Carclara, county Longford; whether he is aware that the tenants are anxious to become tenant proprietors on fair terms; and will he direct that the inspector visits and reports on this case forthwith.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that no originating application or request in respect of the sale of the estate referred to has been lodged with them.