§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what progress has been 875 made in the negotiations for the purchase of the Jermyn estate, Castle Cove, county Kerry?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)The Congested Districts Board have recently made an offer for the estate referred to, which is at present under consideration by the owner.
§ Mr. BOLANDasked whether the agent of the Fuller estate, Cappagh, near Cahirciveen, interviewed some of the tenants on 23rd March and undertook to communicate with the landlord with a view to the sale of the property; and can he state what action has been taken by the Congested Districts Board to complete negotiations with the landlord of this estate?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have no knowledge of the interview referred to. Communications have been addressed to the owner by the Board, but no definite reply has yet been received as to whether he will negotiate with them for the sale of his estate.