§ 83. Mr. O'DOWDasked whether the promise made in April last by the landlord to the tenants on the Colonel J. C. Duke estate, situate in the Drumfin electoral division, Sligo Union, namely, that all maps, schedules, etc., in connection with that estate would immediately be lodged with the Congested Districts Board has yet been fulfilled; and, if so, whether the Board has taken any steps in the direction of purchasing the estate named?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe maps and documents necessary for a preliminary inspection to be made of this estate were lodged with the Congested Districts Board in May last. The estate will be valued and a decision arrived at regarding purchase as soon as possible.