§ MR. FLAVINasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he would state the amount of purchase money and average years purchase agreed to by tenants under the Act of 1903 whose judicial rents have been fixed since 14th August, 1896, and who have bought within the zone limit of ten to thirty per cent. without inspection; also the purchase money and average years purchase of the tenants who have bought outside the zone at over 30 per cent. reduction with inspection; and also whether he could give the purchase money and number of years purchase paid by first judicial tenants who have bought or agreed to buy within the zone limit of 20 to 40 per cent. without inspection; and the purchase money and average years purchase of first term tenants who have agreed to buy above 40 per cent. reduction with right, of inspection.
§ MR. BIRRELLI have not had time, since the hon. Member gave me notice of this Question, to obtain the figures up to date, but I will give the figures up to 31st March last so far as they have been classified. As to second term tenants, in cases within the zones, the total purchase money amounted to £9,201,259, and the 254 average number of years purchase was twenty-four and a half. In cases outside the zones showing a reduction of more than 30 per cent. the total purchase money amounted to £400,376, and the average number of years purchase to twenty and a half. As to first term tenants, in cases within the zones the total purchase money was £7,016,987, and the average number of years purchase twenty-two years. In cases outside the zones showing a reduction of more than 40 per cent. the total purchase money was £147,373, and the average number of years purchase sixteen and a half.