§ MR. LUNDONTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland can he ascertain from the Estates Commissioners whether negotiations have been carried on for sale to the tenants on the part of Lord Massey on his Galbally property in the County Limerick, Mr. Lowe and his tenants around Galbally in Lowestown, Earl Dunraven and his tenants around Croom, County Limerick, Mr. Duncan and his tenants around Ballylander, County Limerick and, if the rural tenants have signed the agreements for purchase, will the Estates Commissioners endeavour to effect arrangements for sale and purchase between those several landlords and their town tenants; and will the Estates Commissioners open negotations for sale and purchase as between landlord and town tenants on the estate of Lord Clonmel around Down, the representatives of the Reptons around Cappamore, the Earl of Limerick around Bruff, Mr. Brazier in Kilmallock, and the agent of the Erasmus Smith property in Pallasgrean, all in County Limerick.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) Proceedings have been instituted before the Estates Commissioners for the sale of the estates 1188 of Lord Massey, Mr. Lowe, the Earl of Clonmel, the Earl of Limerick, and Erasmus Smith, but no proceedings are pending before them in connection with the Earl of Dunraven's Croom property or the estates of Mr. Duncan, Mr. Repton, or Mr. Brazier. The Commissioners will consider any application which may be made to them in reference to any of these estates, but cannot undertake themselves to open negotiations between the landlords and tenants.