LORD ORANMORE AND BROWNEasked the Lord President of the Council, When further Returns as to the Land Act and Returns as to the working of the Arrears Act would be presented to the House?
§ LORD CARLINGFORD (LORD PRESIDENT of the COUNCIL)My Lords, I only received my noble Friend's note a short time ago, and have made what inquiry I could. With respect to the Returns of the Land Commission, further Returns are already on the Table, and will be printed in a few days. As to the Returns relating to the operations under the Arrears Act, the officials are so hardly pressed in order to got through that work that it would be very hard upon them and very disadvantageous to all the interests concerned if they were required just now to prepare those Returns. I think that is the appeal they would make, and it is one that will commend itself to the noble Lord. As soon as possible full Returns on that subject shall be presented.