§ Mr. GINNELLasked whether the Estates Commissioners now required their inspectors to report in accordance with paragraph 41 of the Regulations of 1906 when dealing with an estate sold direct to the tenants; and, if 499 so, why did uneconomic holdings continue to be sold without enlargement on estates comprising untenanted land?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)The paragraph to which the hon. Member refers is included in Part II. of the Instructions, which relate solely to sales to the Estates Commissioners and not to direct sales to tenants. The inspectors report, as required, by the paragraph in the case of all estates and untenanted land which are the subject of proceedings for sale to the Commissioners. As regards uneconomic holdings sold direct to the tenants, the Commissioners, when making allotments of untenanted land, bear in mind the desirability of enlarging such holdings.