§ Mr. JOHN PHILLIPSasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he can state when the estate of the Rev. Sir George Fetherston, of Ardagh, county Longford, will be arrived at in its order of priority; has the vendor consented to take all the stock, or any; and when will this property be vested in the tenants?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Birrell)Having regard to the prior claims of other estates, the Estates Commissioners are not in a position to say when the estate referred to will be dealt with.
§ Mr. BOLANDasked whether the Congested Districts Board has requested Mr. Myles O'Mahony to open negotiations for the sale of his estate in the parish of Tuogh, county Kerry; and, if not, whether a request will now be addressed to him?
§ Mr. BIRRELLMr. Myles O'Mahony is trustee of the estate of the late Edward Sugrue, and the Congested Districts Board are communicating with the solicitor with a view to opening negotiations for the purchase of the estate.
§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he can state when the tenants on the estate of the late Major Manhoy, at Dooks, will be given an opportunity of considering the terms of sale offered to the Congested Districts Board by the landlord, in view of the fact that the agent for the estate is under the impression that he is only entitled to conduct negotiations direct with the Board, and that the tenants are unable to obtain any indication of the proposed terms of sale?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe estate referred to has been offered for sale to the Congested Districts Board, but the rental and maps have not yet been furnished, and until these documents are received a valuation of the estate cannot be made. The proposed terms of purchase cannot be indicated to either landlord or tenants until the report of the valuers has been received and considered by the Board.