§ MR. JAMES O'KELLY (Roscommon, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the estate of the Earl of Kingston, County Roscommon, is now under treaty for sale to the tenants; whether his attention has been called to a resolution passed unanimously by the Boyle (No. 1) Board of Guardians, calling for the restoration of Mr. Bernard Martin, Clooncruffer, who was evicted from his farm upon the said estate seventeen years ago; and, if so, whether, in view of the urgency of the case, he can see his way to directing that the compulsory powers of the Act be put in force to place Mr. Martin in possession of his old home with the least possible delay.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have received the resolution referred to, but have decided not to take any action on the application of Bernard Martin. The holding in question was put up for sale at the suit of a creditor who had obtained a judgment against Martin, and the landlord exercised his right of pre-emption.