§ Mr. KELLYasked how many evicted tenants have been reinstated in county Donegal from the date of the passing of the Land Act, 1903, to the date of the passing of the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907; how many have been reinstated under the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907; how many estates in county Donegal have been sold to tenants, and the acreage and number of tenant-purchasers; and how many 2092 estates still remain unsold, and the acreage and number of tenants?
§ Mr. BIRRELLSince the passing of the Irish Land Act, 1903, seventy evicted tenants, or representatives of evicted tenants, in county Donegal have been reinstated in their former holdings or provided with other holdings. In one case the lands were acquired under the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907. From the passing of the Act of 1903 to the 31st ultimo, ninety estates in that county, comprising an area of 67,166 acres and 3,071 holdings, have been vested in the purchasing tenants, and proceedings are pending before the Estates Commissioners for the sale of 168 estates in that county, comprising 8,084 holdings and an estimated area of 322,734 acres.