§ Mr. W. ABRAHAM(Cork)asked the Chief Secretary if he will ascertain from the Estates Commissioners whether the tenants on the Fraser estate, Mitchelstown, Cork, have agreed to purchase their holdings at the rate of 21½ years' purchase of non-judicial and first-term rents and 23 years' purchase of second-term rents, and if the sale is now nearing completion; whether the Commissioners are aware that Mrs. Catherine O'Brien, the occupier of three holdings on the estate, has been refused the terms given to and agreed upon with the other tenants, although she informed Mr. Hunt, an inspector, of her willingness to accept the terms given to other second-term tenants; whether he is aware that Mr. Henry Frond, agent of the owner, is demanding a price from Mrs. O'Brien amounting to over 25 years' purchase; and whether the Commissioners, before giving their sanction to the sale and purchase of this estate, will cause inquiry to be made into the case of Mrs. O'Brien and secure for her terms of purchase equivalent to those obtained by the other tenants?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI understand that the terms of purchase agreed to by the tenants on this estate work out as follows: First-term rents, 21½ years' purchase; second-term rents, 23 years' purchase; non-judicial rents, 22½ years' purchase. At the time 732 the sale was arranged in 1905 Mrs. O'Brien was offered the same terms as the other tenants, but refused to purchase. In 1908 she had a second-term rent fixed in respect of one of her holdings. The price asked by the vendor in respect of this holding represents 21½ years' purchase of the first-term rent and 26¼ years' purchase of the second-term rent. The Estates Commissioners have the case still under consideration.
§ Mr. W. ABRAHAMAm I to understand that Mrs. O'Brien will get the same terms as other tenants?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI do not know. She did not accept them, and since her refusal second-term rents have been fixed, but all the circumstances are before the notice of the Estates Commissioners.