§ MR. O'DOWDI beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he will explain the cause of the delay in the reinstatement of Pat Kilroy, of Rathmagurry, near Curry, County Sligo, who was evicted from his farm on the Knox estate on 9th June, 1902; and whether, seeing that the tenant in occupation is now and has for some time past been prepared to accept the terms of compensation, namely £50, offered by the Estates Commissioners for surrendering this farm, steps will immediately be taken to have the evicted tenant reinstated.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners inform me that this case is under consideration, but, as they are at present advised, there appears to be a legal difficulty about their acquiring the holding under the Evicted Tenants Act. Further inquiries will be made.