§ Mr. FRANCIS MEEHANasked whether the right hon. Gentleman is aware that an evicted tenant on the Corscadden Estate, Glenade, county Leitrim, named Michael Hernan, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for trespassing on the lands from which he was evicted, the landlord being one of the adjudicating justices at the petty sessions in Manorhamilton when Hernan was sentenced; and whether the Estates Commissioners would take immediate steps to have this tenant reinstated?
§ Mr. RUPERT GWYNNErose—[Hon. MEMBERS: "Name."]
§ Mr. SPEAKERThe hon. Member for Eastbourne is disorderly in constantly intervening when questions are being answered. If he has a point of Order to raise I shall be glad to hear him at the conclusion of questions.
§ Mr. BIRRELLOn the 3rd May last Michael Hernan was fined 10s., or in default seven days imprisonment, for trespass in the house from which he had been evicted. He refused to pay the fine, and. was lodged in Sligo Prison. The landlord was not one of the adjudicating magistrates. The Estates Commissioners have not received any application for reinstatement from Michael Hernan, and the case is not one which can be dealt with under the Evicted Tenants Act.