§ MR. DELANYTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state what progress has been made with the sale of the Stubber estate, Aughavoe, Queen's County; and how the negotiations at present stand.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners made an offer to Mr. R. H. Stubber for his untenanted land. The owner declined to accept the offer, and asked the Commissioners to increase it. This they refused to do, and they are now considering what further action they can take in the matter.