HC Deb 30 November 1911 vol 32 c570
Mr. KERR-SMILEY

asked if the right hon Gentleman will state the name of the person to whom the Estates Commissioners have given Skehard house and farm, on the Pollock estate, county Galway; how much land is attached to the residence; if the new owner was a tenant suitable for an increased holding within the meaning of the Act of Parliament; and the amount of the purchase money paid or agreed to be paid to the Estates Commissioners for this property?

Mr. BIRRELL

This house and demesne, comprising some 375 acres situate on the Pollock estate, was resold to the vendor of the estate under Section 3 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, subject to the repayment of an advance of £3,850, and the lands were vested in him in pursuance of the provisions of that Section.