§ MR. FLAVINTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can say if the estate of Mr. H. Franks, in North Kerry, has been offered for sale to the Estates Commissioners, and, if so, when; has the estate been inspected and reported upon, and, if so, when; what price has the landlord asked, and what price, if any, have the Estates Commissioners offered for the estate; and at what probable date may the sale be completed.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that the estate of Mr. H. Franks in County Kerry has been offered to them under Section 6. An offer has been made to the owner, but he has not, up to the present, agreed to accept it. The Commissioners cannot, therefore, say when the sale will be completed. It would be 1713 contrary to the Commissioners' practice to make any statement as to the details of pending negotiations.