§ MR. BOLANDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is now in a position to say if the Estates Commissioners have received an answer from the solicitor of the Aghatubrid estate of the late Mr. J. W. Leahy to the letter written by the Commissioners last week; and whether the present owner of this estate are now willing to carry out the agreement for purchase made in January, 1907; and can he state what justification is alleged on the part of the owners for issuing processes for arrears of rent 508 which were agreed to be wiped out by the late owner.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have not yet received a reply. I informed the hon. Member on 27th March that the Commissioners had then written to the solicitor giving him fourteen days in which to reply. The fourteen days have not yet expired.
§ MR. BOLANDIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that next Saturday—4th April—these tenants have to travel forty-five miles to answer summonses?
§ MR. BIRRELL; I will inquire into that.