94. Mr. KELLYasked the Chief Secretary whether the Estates Commissioners are now able to give their decision with regard to the grants applied for by John Floyd, Patrick M'Laughlin, Patrick Gallen, Michael Carlin, and John Kelly, reinstated evicted tenants on the Delap estate, county Donegal; whether a settlement has been arrived at with regard to arrears of interest in the cases of Patrick M'Laughlin, John Floyd, and John Kelly; and is he aware that this matter has been pending for four years, that it is ten months since the inspector's report on these cases was received, and that the delay in these cases involves the withholding of grants from the tenants at the 805 period when the grants could be employed to the best advantage?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners inform me that an inspector will visit the lands at an early date to ascertain what arrangements the purchasing tenants are making to pay the land purchase annuities which are in arrear, and in satisfactory cases will arrange for the expenditure of the grants proposed to be made. As regards the latter part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his question on this subject on the 9th of October last.