§ MR. J. PHILLIPS (Longford, S.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state the number of acres comprised in the grass ranches of the Douglas estate, parish of Cloonguish, County Longford, Ireland; what complement the Estates Commissioners have acquired of this property; the Report of their inspector and his name; who are the persons for whom the land is acquired; and whether they are the evicted tenants of this property or farmers with uneconomic holdings in Cloonguish parish, or adjoining parishes, in the congested district of North Longford.
§ THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND (Mr. BIRRELL,) Bristol, N.The Estates Commissioners have given notice of their intention to acquire compulsorily under the Evicted Tenants Act 395 acres of the Douglas Estate. An inspector has been directed to visit the property, and, until his Report is received and the lands have been acquired, it would be premature 52 to make arrangements for their allotment.