§ MR. WILLIAM O'BRIEN (Cork)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland what is the amount of annuities collectable yearly in Ireland under the Purchase Act of 1885, under the Purchase Acts of 1891 and 1896, and under the Purchase Act of 1903, respectively; and what is the number of annuitants in arrear at date, and what is the amount in arrear under each of these Acts, respectively.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The required information, up to 1st July, 1907, is given in the Annual Report of the Irish Land Commission for 1906–1907 (Cd. 3652 of 1907, page 9, Payments of Purchasers' Instalments). Similar statistics up to 1st July, 1908 are in course of preparation, and the annual report containing them will shortly be laid before Parliament.