§ MR. JOHN ROCHE (Galway, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have purchased or are in negotiation for purchase of the Butson estate, Clonfert, county Galway; and, if so, when may the tenants upon the estate whose holdings are uneconomic expect an enlargement.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have directed an inspection of the estate in question with a view to making an offer for purchase to the Land Judge, in whose Court the matter is. If the Commissioners should acquire the property they will prepare a scheme for the distribution of the untenanted land, but cannot say how soon this may be possible.