§ Mr. REDDYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that Thomas Wallace, Ballincor, Shinrone, who applied for £3,970 for the purchase of 209 acres at Balloughboy and 58 acres at Kilmurry Ely, both on the Atkinson estate, and received an advance of £3,000 for the purchase of his holdings at Ballincor and Clonaheen, namely, 796 acres, Tollemache estate, holds also another farm of about 84 acres at Kilmurry Ely on the Atkinson estate, which he recently acquired from William Carroll, Arabeg; whether agreements for the purchase of this latter farm were lodged with the Estates Commissioners; and, if so, by whom, and for what amounts?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)No purchase agreement signed by either Thomas Wallace or William Carroll for the purchase of 84 acres of the lands of Kilmurry Ely on the Atkinson estate has been lodged with the Estates Commissioners.
§ Mr. REDDYasked whether the right hon. Gentleman is aware that Mr. Richard Wallace, Bellfield, Shinrone, who applied for £288 of an advance to purchase his farm at Shinrone (Lloyd estate), and for £327 to purchase his farm at Kilmurry Ely (Atkinson estate), and who now holds the Garbally farm lately held by William Woods, namely, 120 acres (Ford estate), for the purchasie of which Woods had lodged purchase agreements applying for an advance of £1,749, holds also in the parish of Shinrone, King's County, the following lands: Kilfrancis, about 167 acres, held in fee; Maheramore, about 76 acres, estate of Trinity College, Dublin: Ardavagga, about 43 acres, Donovan estate; Snugsborough, about 67 acres, Day estate; and Gurnalee, Queen's County, about 334 acres, 26 Palmer estate; will he say if agreements for purchase of any of these lands have been lodged with the Estates Commissioners; and, if so, what is in each case the amount applied for?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI am informed by the Estates Commissioners that Richard Wallace has signed an agreement to purchase 67 acres of Snugsborough on the Day estate for £795. As regards the lands on the Trinity College estate, the Donovan estate, and the Palmer estate referred to in the question, the Commissioners cannot identify proceedings for sale as pending before them. They do not know what lands Richard Wallace may hold in fee.
§ Mr. REDDYasked whether William H. Atkinson is now in the occupation of Cangort demesne, Atkinson estate, King's County, and, if so, will he say how he holds the same; has he lodged purchase agreements for the same with the Estates Commissioners; and, if so, what is the amount of the proposed purchase advance?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners inform me that William H. Atkinson has signed an agreement to purchase 340 acres of the lands of Cangort demesne, on the estate of Frances E. Atkinson, and has applied for an advance of £6,322. He is returned as holding the lands under a yearly tenancy.