§ Mr. FLYNNasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what steps, if any, the Estates Commissioners have recently taken towards acquiring the untenanted lands on the Fuge estate, Templemary and Garryduff, near Buttevant, county Cork; and whether, in view of the pressing need for the restoration of the evicted tenants in this district, the claims of deserving labourers, and the enlargement of uneconomic holdings, the Commissioners will endeavour to expedite beneficial proceedings on this estate?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)The Estates Commissioners are in negotiation with the owner as to the price of these lands.