§ MR. E. BARRY (Cork County, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have refused to take further action in the reinstatement of Philip Hayes, evicted tenant, in the farm at Ballyvackey, Clonakilty, from which he was evicted; and, if so, on what grounds have they rejected his claim for reinstatement.
§ THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL FOR IRELAND (Mr. CHERRY,) Liverpool, ExchangeThe Estates Commissioners have decided that they cannot take any action to procure the reinstatement of Philip Hayes in the holding which his father surrendered in September, 1886. The compulsory provisions of the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907, cannot be applied in this case, and the owner refuses to sell the lands.