Irish Land Stock. (Hansard, 7 May 1908)

§ MR. J. DEVLIN (Belfast, W.)

I beg to ask the Secretary to the Treasury if he will state what amount of two and three-quarters per cent. of Guaranteed Irish Land Stock has been issued under the Irish Land Act of 1903 to date; what has been the total amount of the issues made to the public within this period, on what dates such issues were made, and what were the average prices received on each issue thus made; what were the flotation charges on the respective issues made by means of public subscription; what has been the total amount of this stock issued to the National Debt Commissioners; on what dates and for what amounts were such issues made, and what were the respective prices paid by them; what has been the total amount shown in detail for discount losses charge able to date on the Irish Development Grant; and what is the amount of money the Estates Commissioners have on their hands at the present date for advances to tenants who have purchased through direct sales from landlords.

I beg also to ask the Secretary to the Treasury what has been the total amount received and credited to the Sinking Fund Account under the Land Purchase Acts previous to the Act of 1903; what has been the amount for the credit of this account for the year 1891 to 1907, both years inclusive, and what have been the respective amounts received in each of the years covering this period; to what purpose has this fund been applied; if invested in two and three-quarters 443 per cent. Guaranteed Irish Land Stock, what has been the amount invested and the average price paid for it in each of the years mentioned; what has been the total amount of the Sinking Fund Account to date under the Irish Land Act of 1903; what have been the respective amounts credited to it in each of the years from 1904 to 1907, both years inclusive; and to what purpose has it been applied