§ Mr. WILLIAM O'BRIENasked for what reason the re-enactment of the Evicted Tenants Act of 1907 in the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill is confined to the powers for the acquisition of land, and if he will consider the desirability of preserving the present powers of the Act in their fulness, with a view to the reconsideration of the many meritorious claims still unsatisfied?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe only part of the Evicted Tenants (Ireland) Act, 1907, which is an expiring law is the part conferring powers for the acquisition of land and the determination of tenancies, and that part has been included in the Schedule to the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill of this year. The part of the Act referring to the date for making applications under the Act is not an expiring law, and is therefore not included in the Schedule to the Expiring Laws Continuance Bill.