§ MR. JAMES O'CONNOR (Wicklow, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland how many evicted tenants were in the county Wicklow on 31st December, 1904; how many, if any, were restored to their holdings or to other holdings in the years 1905, 1906, and 1907: how many claims to restoration have been rejected by the; Estates Commissioners; and whether he could give the names of the rejected claimants, and the names of their landlords.
§ MR. CHERRYThe Estates Commissioners are at present preparing for presentation to Parliament the Return prescribed by Section 3 of the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907, which will contain particulars of all cases of the restoration of evicted tenants. I must ask the hon. Member to await the appearance of that Return. It would be undesirable to divert the Commissioners' staff to the preparation of Returns relating to particular districts.
§ MR. JAMES O'CONNORWhen will the Return be ready?
§ MR. CHERRYIn a month or two; I cannot say definitely.