§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYasked the Chief Secretary if he can say what is the cause of the delay on the part of the Estates Commissioners in giving to James Dore, of Curraghnadeely, in the county of Limerick, evicted tenant on the estate of Lord Southwell, the grant to stock his holding which they promised him on signing the agreement to purchase his holding?
§ Mr. CHERRYThe Estates Commissioners inform me that they have sanctioned a grant for the purposes mentioned in the question, and an inspector has been authorised to supervise its expenditure.
§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYWill the man be given the grant to spend or will it be spent for him?
§ Mr. CHERRYI cannot answer that question.
§ Mr. DAVID SHEEHYIs it the custom to give the grant to the evicted tenants to buy the cattle themselves?
§ Mr. CHERRYI think that they sometimes adopt one course and sometimes the other. As a rule I think they give the money to the tenant.
§ Mr. SHEEHYWhy do not they do either one or the other?
§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYFor the purpose of stocking the farm will the right hon. Gentleman see that the Commissioners send an inspector to buy cattle, or give him the money to buy them at once?
§ Mr. CHERRYWe really have no control over the Estates Commissioners in this. They do their own business, and we cannot be interfering in the details of the cases.
§ Mr. O'SHAUGHNESSYWill he represent this matter as a matter of urgency?
§ Mr. CHERRYIt is no more urgent than other matters of the same kind.
§ Mr. KILBRIDEHas the right hon. Gentleman or the Chief Secretary any control in Ireland over any body at all?
§ Mr. CHERRYMy right hon. Friend has control over the police.