§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary when the Estates Commissioners propose to deal with the Wakely estate, Mount Shannon; is he aware that this estate has been in the hands of the Commissioners for a number of years, and that the district is largely congested; and, having regard to the need of providing these small occupiers with some additional land, will he 1167 communicate with the Estates Commissioners and represent to them the advisability of handling this estate as soon as possible?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThis estate is being sold direct to the tenants. As the purchase agreements were not lodged until April, 1908, some considerable time must elapse before it can be dealt with by the Estates Commissioners, having regard to the prior claims of other estates.