§ 71. Mr. FFRENCHasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether.he is aware that a sub-commission court is to be held in Wicklow on the 23rd instant for the fixing of fair Tents; whether he is aware that there are fifteen or sixteen cases pending in Wexford, and that hardship would be caused by those cases being held over for 1706 twelve months; and, under the circumstances, will the sub-commissioners arrange to hear those cases either in the present month or in the months of August or September?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe list of fair rent applications to be heard on the 23rd instant at Wicklow, contains only cases from county Wicklow in which applications were received between April, 1912, and February, 1913. There are at present twelve applications pending from county Wexford. All these applications, with the exception of one which was received in November, 1912, have been received since the 1st January, 1913. Under present arrangements a sub-commission will sit for the hearing of these cases either in September or early in October, 1913.