§ Mr. O'DOWDasked whether the Congested Districts Board have opened negotiations for the purchase of the estate of Mr. Woulfe Flanagan, which is situate at Ross, Killaraght, county Sligo, in the union of Boyle?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe estate referred to has not yet been offered for sale to the Congested Districts Board. They are still in correspondence with the agent.
§ Mr. O'DOWDWill steps be taken to have that estate purchased, seeing it contains a very large amount of grazing farms and that the cottiers' valuation does not exceed 30s.
§ Mr. BIRRELLI believe it is desirable that this estate should be purchased, and the Congested Districts Board are endeavouring to do so.
§ Mr. FFRENCHasked whether the Hon. Mrs. Dean Morgan and Sir Henry Grattan Bellew have consented to sell the evicted farm at Walshestown, barony of Forth, to Matthew Walsh, the former tenant; and if he can say what steps the Estates Commissioners have taken in the matter?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners inform me that the papers in this case have been referred to an inspector for inquiry. His report has not yet been received.