§ MR. J. P. FARRELLTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he is aware that at the Labourers Act inquiry held at Longford, on 7th January, a man named John Meleady applied for a cottage on the lands of Lloyd Stephenson; whether he is aware that a neighbouring farmer objected, on the ground of a pass which he had the sole right to over Stephenson's land being interfered with; and will he state what were the grounds upon which the inspector rejected the application.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The facts are as stated. The inspector disallowed the application, but not because of the farmer's objection, but because the applicant already held two roods and five perches of land under a judicial tenancy.