§ MR. J. P. FARRELLTo ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether any progress has been made by the Estates Commissioners towards acquiring the untenanted lands of Monydanagha, Strokestown, County Longford, which have been offered for sale to them by Mr. James W. Bond, D.L., the owner; and, if not, will they now move in this matter.
(Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners inform me that an originating application was lodged on 8th November, 1907, by Mr. J. H. Bond for the sale direct to his tenants of his lands at Monydanagha, including 190 acres of untenanted land. The property will be dealt with in its order of priority and with due regard to the prior claims of other estates for the sale of which proceedings were instituted at an earlier date.