§ MR. O'SHAUGHNESSY (Limerick, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can say whether the Estates Commissioners have received an application for reinstatement from John Dorgan, 'of Graigebeg, in the Poor Law union of Croom, in the county of Limerick, who was evicted by the landlord, Grady F. Conyers, from his farm in the year 1883 for the non-payment of a rent of £100, the Poor Law valuation being £33; whether the landlord's son has signed an agreement to purchase this holding under the Land Act, 1903; and, if so, what action do the Commissioners propose to take in reference to it; and how and when do they intend to deal with the evicted tenants application.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners have received from John Dorgan tin application for reinstatement as representative of his deceased father, who was the evicted tenant. The tenant's interest in the evicted holding was acquired by an undo of the landlord, who subsequently assigned it to his son, and a purchase agreement signed by the latter has since been lodged. The Commissioners have no power to interfere in the matter, but Dorgan's application for a holding will be considered upon the distribution of any untenanted lands which the Commissioners may acquire in the district.