§ MR. J. P. FARRELLTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any inquiry was ever made, as promised by the late Chief Secretary, into the complaint of Thomas Duffy of Legga, North Longford, into a complaint that he had been deprived of one acre of land, his turbary, and an annual payment of £3 1s. 10d., in respect of a passway, by the agreement he was induced to sign in connection with the sale of the Maconchy estate, thus leaving him paying an annuity of £12 6s. now instead of an old rent of £10 16s. 2d.; whether any inspection ever took place on this property; and, if not, will one be now ordered.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The case of Thomas Duffy was inquired into by the Estates Commissioners, his holding was visited, and the boundaries were found correct. The holding has been vested in Duffy. The Estates Commissioners can take no further steps in the matter.