§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state how many evicted tenants have been reinstated in county Cavan for the twelve months ending 31st January, 1908; how many of these cases were dealt with under the Evicted Tenants Act of 1906; will he state the average rate per acre paid to the landlords for the land restored to the tenants; who is the inspector in charge of county Cavan; and will he say what is being done in the cases of M'Nally and Coyle, evicted tenants.
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners will shortly present to Parliament a complete Return showing all cases of restoration of evicted tenants, and in the meantime it is not proposed to prepare partial Returns relating to particular districts. The Commissioners are unable to identify, from the information given, the cases of M'Nally and Coyle referred to in the Question. There is no inspector in charge of county Cavan, but three inspectors and two assistant inspectors are engaged in connection with the sale of estates in that county.