§ MR. O'SHAUGHNESSY (Limerick, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can say whether the Estates Commissioners are taking any action towards the purchase 1326 of untenanted lands in the county of Limerick; and, if so, with what result.
(Answered by Mr. Cherry.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that they have approached 106 owners of untenanted lands in the county of Limerick. Of these six have agreed to have their lands inspected in order that the Commissioners may estimate the prices which they could offer, and seventy-seven have expressed their unwillingness to sell. In nine cases the owners have not definitely stated their wishes in the matter, and in the remaining fourteen cases replies have not yet been received. In addition, proceedings for sale have been instituted before the Commissioners in the case of sixteen estates in the county which contain untenanted land.