§ MR. WILLIAM ABRAHAM (Cork County, N.E.)I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state the number of evicted tenants in Cork County who have applied to the Estates Commissioners for reinstatement; how many have been restored to their former holdings or provided for on lands purchased by the Commissioners; what number still remain to be reinstated or provided with other farms on lands acquired or to be acquired; and what is the extent of the lands in the county for the purchase of which the Commissioners are in negotiation.
§ MR. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have received 1,043 applications from County Cork, of which 574 have been refused after investigation. One hundred and twenty-two applicants have been reinstated or provided with new holdings, and 208 applications have been noted for consideration in connection with the allotment of untenanted land. The remaining 139 applications were received since 1st May, 1907, and therefore have not yet boon inquired into. The Commissioners are negotiating for the purchase of 11,416 acres of untenanted land in the county.