HC Deb 30 March 1908 vol 187 cc69-70
MR. DELANY (Queen's County, Ossory)

To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that Farrell's farm at Bushfield, Queen's County, estate of Sir Hildare Burrows, has been sold to the Estates Commissioners for the past twelve months; and can he say when they propose dividing it amongst the local claimants.

(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The farm in question has not been sold to the Estates Commissioners, but the Commissioners have had it inspected and the owner has intimated his willingness to

indoor relief, the amount spent on indoor able-bodied pauperism, and the amount spent on outdoor able-bodied relief.

(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The appended table gives the expenditure under the heads specified therein for the financial years 1904–5, 1905–6, and 1906–7. The particulars for the current financial year cannot, of course, yet be given. The guardians' accounts do not distinguish the expenditure on able-bodied paupers—

accept their estimated price for it. The farm, however, is included in an originating application which deals with the estate as a whole, and it is not proposed to complete the proceedings in the case of Farrell's farm separately from the remainder of the estate. The entire estate will be dealt with in its due order or priority.