§ MR. LUNDON (Limerick, E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he can say whether any communications have ever passed between the Estates Commissioners and Messrs. Maunsell, Dixon, and Chatterton about the sale of the untenanted lands on their estate in Lackanagoneeny, Doon, County Limerick, to the Estates Commissioners for the benefit of the poor tenants and labourers of the district; have the Estates Commissioners sent an inspector on the lands; and, if so, who was the inspector, and when did he come there; what was the result of the inquiry; and what is the cause of the delay in carrying out the sale.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have had an inspection made of the estate in question, and have made a provisional offer for the same which the owners have expressed their willingness to accept. The Commissioners are now preparing a scheme for the division of the untenanted lands on the estate, and as soon as this has been completed the purchase will be proceeded with.