§ MR. FLAVINI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state if Mr. J. D. Crosbie has offered for sale to the Estates Commissioners his untenanted land situated near Ballylongford, North Kerry; if so, when was it offered for sale; when was it inspected and reported upon; and whether, in view of the number of small holdings and labourers, in the district, as well as some evicted, tenants, the Estates Commissioners will acquire this land as soon as possible.
§ MR. BIRRELLProceedings for the sale to the Estates Commissioners of Mr. J. D. Crosbie's estate, comprising both tenanted and untenanted land, were instituted in March, 1907. The estate was inspected and the report of the inspection was received on 28th March last. The Commissioners will proceed with the case as soon as possible, but they are obliged to have regard to the priority of other cases.
§ MR. FLAVINThis is a very small estate; surely the evicted tenants here might be reinstated immediately.
§ MR. BIRRELLI am afraid that the delay in dealing with these transactions has been so great that we cannot ignore the claims of priority in the matter of inquiry.