§ MR. JAMES O'KELLY (Roscommon, N.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he has any information as to the cause of the delay in carrying out the sale of the King-Harman estate (No. 3), County Roscommon, which has been hanging fire for the past five years; and whether he can hold out any hope that the sale will be completed at an early date.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The question of purchasing this estate is at present engaging the attention of the Estates Commissioners, who hope to make an offer for the estate at an early date.