§ MR. SHEEHANI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether an inspector of the Estates Commissioners recently valued the desmesne lands of Drishane, Mill-street, County Cork, on the estate of H. A. B. Wallis; did this valuation take place with the object of acquiring these 222 lands for distribution purposes; and, if so, will the claims of local evicted tenants be considered in connection with the matter.
§ MR. CHERRYThe Estates Commissioners had an inspection made of the property referred to, and upon consideration of the inspector's report formed the conclusion that the lands were not suitable for their purposes. The Commissioners, however, having been asked to reconsider the matter, have ordered a second inspection. If the lands should be acquired, the claims of local evicted tenants will receive due consideration.