§ Captain CLIVEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, seeing that those landlords who have given their tenants the advantage of purchasing their holdings under The Irish Land Act, 1903, are, pending the receipt of the purchase money, suffering a loss of income of at least 20 per cent., he can see his way to allocate the money raised for land purchase to paying the bonus at once to these landlords as some alleviation of their loss?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)The answer is in the negative. It would be impossible to pay the bonus until the advance on which it is to be calculated has been sanctioned.