§ MR. PATRICK WHITE (Meath, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, whether he is aware that a man named Leonard has applied to the Estates Commissioners for a portion of the farm from which James Gore was evicted on the estate of R. B. Balfour, situate at Rathkenny, Slane, county Meath; are the Commissioners aware that he is already in occupation of a farm of over 20 acres; and by whom was his application recommended.
(Answered by Mr. Cherry.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that Patrick Leonard, who was employed as herd on the lands, is desirous of obtaining a portion of the farm formerly occupied by James Gore. The Commissioners are not aware that Leonard is already in possession of a farm of 20 acres, but are informed that his brother has such a 1192 farm. The responsibility for distributing the land, if acquired, rests with the Commissioners themselves, and the matter is at present under their consideration. Leonard's application has not been recommended from any outside source.