§ MR. HALPIN (Clare, W.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will have inquiries made from Judge Ross why his order to have the property of Mr. William V. Reeves, which includes the salmon fishery, sold has not been carried out; whether he is aware that close on 3,000 acres are let on the eleven months grazing system; and whether he will use his influence with the Estates Commissioners to purchase the property, so as to have it divided amongst the small farmers and labourers of Killimer and Knock, west Clare.
§ MR. BIRRELLI am informed that the order for the sale of this estate is being carried out according to the usual practice of the Land Judge's Court. The proceedings have not reached a stage at which the Estates Commissioners could make an offer for purchase I understand that the whole estate comprises about 2,800 acres, of which only about 215 are let for grazing.