§ MR MURNAGHAN (Tyrone, Mid.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have yet satisfied themselves as to the claim of Robert Patterson for reinstatement in his former holding on the Whalley estate in the townland of Striff; near Mountfield, county Tyrone; and, if so, can he state their decision.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners regard Robert Patterson as a suitable person to receive a holding, and the case has been referred to an inspector with a view to providing him with one if possible.