§ MR. J. P. FARRELLTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any reply has yet been received from Mr. J. H. Dopping, as to a sale to the tenants of the M. A. Kernan Estate, in the townland of Ballynulty, North Longford; and, if not, whether the Commissioners propose to communicate direct with the owner.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners have no information as to any negotiations for the sale of this estate which may be pending between the landlord and his tenants, and they do not propose to communicate with the landlord.