§ MR. THOMAS O'DONNELL (Kerry, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have received from Mr. Thomas O'Connor, of Camp, county Kerry, an application for reinstatement to his farm on the Blennerhasset estate, Ballyseedy; whether these lands have been in the possession of his family since 1853; and what action is to be taken in the matter.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have not received from Thomas O'Connor an application for reinstatement as an evicted tenant. They have received from him a copy of a letter sent by him to a newspaper, but this does not contain sufficient information to enable the Commissioners to inquire into the matter. They have, therefore, furnished him with a form upon which he may make an 1426 appplication if he so desires. Upon its receipt, the Commissioners will inquire into the case in due course.