§ MR. CONOR O'KELLY (Mayo, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will say whether the Congested Districts Board were quite willing to purchase the Tulrahan grazing farm, situate in the County of Mayo, when the owner decided on selling it; whether terms of sale and purchase were discussed by the owner and the chief land inspector of the Board, Mr. Doran; if he will state why the Board was unable to acquire the property; and whether any arrangement was entered into between the chief land inspector of 1465 the Board and the person who has now been declared the purchaser, whereby the latter will sell to the Board at any time the Board expresses its willingness to buy.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Congested Districts Board were willing to purchase the farm of Tulrahan, and terms were discussed with the Board's inspector, but the owner preferred to deal with the present purchaser, who has since arranged to sell to the Board at the price which he himself paid.