§ MR. O'DOHERTY (Donegal, N.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that the attention of the Estates Commissioners has been called to the claim of Joseph Gallagher to the farm on the estate of C. F. Stewart, situate at Ray, Rathmullan, North Donegal, from which his brother Patrick Gallagher was evicted over twenty years ago; whether he is aware that the estate was recently bought by the Estates Commissioners to be resold to the tenants; and, seeing that the farm is in the occupation of one Bryan Meehan, who does not reside on it, as a grazing ranch, whether he will direct the Estates Commissioners to reinstate Joseph Gallagher in the farm, which he held jointly with his brother, or in one of equal value, or award adequate compensation.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have received from Joseph Gallagher an application for reinstatement. The estate in question has not been purchased by the Commissioners, but proceedings have recently been instituted before them for direct sale by the owner to the tenants. The Commissioners will consider Gallagher's application when the estate reaches its turn to be dealt with, but this cannot be for a considerable time to come.