§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary if he will say what prevents the completion of the sale of the Featherston- 833 Whitney estate, New pass, Westmeath, seeing that the tenants have for five years been paying 4 per cent, interest on the purchase-money, being in effect an addition to the agreed price; whether he will take any steps to relieve them of this burden by accelerating the completion of the sale; and when the untenanted land on the estate will be vested in the approved applicants?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have no power to deal with this estate out of its turn, but, having regard to its place on the priority list, they hope that it may be vested in the tenants next year.
§ Mr. MacVEAGHasked the Chief Secretary whether he is yet in a position to state when the Kilmorey estate, county Down, will be vested in the tenants; and whether he can state the cause of the delay?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have this estate at present in hand with a view to vesting the holdings in the tenants, which will be completed-as soon as possible. It is a very large property, comprising some 1,630 holdings, and other estates in priority to it had to be dealt with first.