HC Deb 07 December 1908 vol 198 cc89-90
MR. REDDY

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state if evicted tenants are entitled to the game when reinstated by the Estates Commissioners.

MR. BIRRELL

I would refer the hon. Member to Section 9 of the Evicted Tenants Act and Section 13 of the Irish Land Act, 1903. The disposal of the sporting rights is a matter of agreement with the vendor in each case.

MR. REDDY

In case the land is taken compulsorily, who gets the game? Is it the tenant?

MR. BIRRELL

I am quite sure the Government do not retain it.

MR. REDDY

But will the tenant get it?

MR. BIRRELL

I should think it is a matter of arrangement.