§ 19. Mr. PATRICK MEEHANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Estates Commissioners will take into consideration the fact that Michael Pender, representative of an evicted tenant James Pender, through error did not lodge his application within the time provided by the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907, for reinstatement to the holding at Gurnaclea, Queen's County; and will he bear in mind the circumstances of his eviction and grant him an allotment of any untenanted land they may hereafter acquire in the district?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his question on this subject on Monday last. The Estates Commissioners are not prepared to take any action in this case.
§ Mr. P. MEEHANDoes not the right hon. Gentleman consider it a great hardship-to this evicted tenant who through error did not get his application in in time to be deprived of the advantage of land purchase?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThat may be so, but the estate has been purchased by the occupiers, and they have dealt with it. I cannot interfere.