§ MR. DILLON (Mayo, E.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland whether he can state for each half-year from November, 1903, to May,
| Period. | Number of purchase agreements lodged. | Amount of loans applied for. | Area (approximate). | ||||||
| £ | |||||||||
| Half-year ending 30th April, 1904 | - | 6,817 | 3,179,405 | 5,397,459 | |||||
| Half-year ending 31st October, 1904 | - | 10,430 | 4,658,492 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 30th April, 1905 | - | 29,394 | 10,844,151 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 31st October, 1905 | - | 24,730 | 8,625,535 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 30th April, 1906 | - | 17,537 | 6,191,578 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 31st October, 1906 | - | 15,514 | 4,972,555 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 30th April, 1907 | - | 10,693 | 4,036,926 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 31st October, 1907 | - | 18,573 | 6,041,644 | ||||||
| Half-year ending 30th April, 1908 | - | 10,483 | 3,811,936 | ||||||
| Five months ending 30th September, 1908 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22,727 | 6,970,422 | |
| 166,898 | 59,332,644 |
§ It would not be possible, without a great expenditure of time and labour, to give
250§ in potatoes which have been reported and confirmed are as follows—
§ 1908, and for the period from May, 1908, to 30th September, 1908, the number of agreements and applications for loans which have reached the Estates Commissioners, the area covered by these applications, and the amount of money applied for.
§ (Answered by Mr. Birrell.) The Estates Commissioners have furnished me with the following statement, which gives the particulars asked for in respect of estates sold by landlords direct to tenants under the Act of 1903—
§ the approximate area of the holdings comprised in the agreements lodged for 251 each half-year, but a total approximate area is given for the entire period.