§ MR FLYNNI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners have had any recent communication with Mr. N. W. Leader, D. C., Dromagh, in respect to the available untenanted land in his possession; and, if not, whether, in view of this gentleman's previous offer to dispose of a small portion of this land to the Commissioners, and the need for the enlargement of present uneconomic holdings on the estate, and the acquisition of holdings suitable for deserving evicted tenants in the neighbourhood, for whom land is not elsewhere available, the Commissioners will send an inspector to make the necessary inquiries, and to open up negotiations with the landlord.
§ MR. BIRRELLMr. Leader has offered 197 acres of untenanted land for sale to the Estates Commissioners. An inspection of this land and of the other 1415 lands on the estate will shortly take place, and the question of acquiring the untenanted land for the enlargement of uneconomic holdings on the estate, or for providing holdings for evicted tenants will then be considered.