§ 4. Mr. HAYDENasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland the number of agricultural holdings in the county of Roscommon which do not exceed £10 valuation and the number of such holdings which have been enlarged as the result of the operations of the Congested Districts Board and Estates Commissioners?
§ The CHIEF SECRETARY for IRELAND (Mr. Duke)The number of agricultural holdings in county Roscommon which do not exceed £10 valuation is 13,981. Holdings dealt with by the Estates Commissioners are not classified according to rateable valuation, but 13,129 acres of untenanted land have been distributed. The Congested Districts Board have enlarged 383 holdings in respect of which purchase agreements have been lodged, and many other holdings on the Board's estates have been or are being enlarged, but the number of such holdings cannot at present be given.