§ MR. J. PHILLIPS (Longford S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if the Estates Commissioners have made any overtures or request to Colonel Sholto Douglas to sell the grazing lands known as the Scotch Quarters, Cloonguish, County Longford, for the purpose of increasing the uneconomic holdings on the part of the property sold to the tenants, as it was from, or on account of the evictions from, the Scotch Quarters that has made this division a congested district, and has caused so much unrest in this district of County Longford; and, if not, will he request them to do so.
§ MR. CHERRYThe Estates Commissioners have approached Colonel Douglas with a view to entering into negotiations for the purchase of certain untenanted lands stated to be in his possession, but have not yet received any reply.