§ LORD ARDILAUN,who had on the Paper a Motion calling attention to the present position of the Land Judges' Court, Ireland, said, he feared that he might have to claim their Lordships' patience while he again went closely into this question with additional information and new cases of delays in the business of this Court; but he was glad to be relieved from the necessity of doing so, as the Government had now consented to grant the Return he asked for last month. He was also happy to be able to add that the Government and the Treasury had promised to adopt the suggestion he had urged upon them—namely, that they should at once give additional assistance in the preparation of title in this Court by strengthening the examiners' department. He had, therefore, only to move for the Return which stood in his name as an unopposed Return. The Return in question was intended to show in separate columns the number of petitions tiled during the last four years, the number of estates offered for sale each year, those in which the rentals were settled, and those in which receivers were appointed, the total number of receivers at present, and the number appointed each year, the number of accounts not lodged within the limit of time appointed, or where the time had not been extended, the number of six months' settlements of account each year, the number of yearly settlements, the gross annual rental under receivers, the gross amount collected each year, the number of officials attached to the Court and their salaries, and the number and salaries of those in the receivers' department.
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Moved for Return, as follows:—
Number of Petitions filed during last Four Years, divided into number each Year.
Number of Estates offered for Sale each Year during past Four Years.
Number of Estates in which the Rentals were settled each Year during past Four Years.
Number of Estates in which Receivers were appointed, divided into in each Year during past Four Years.
Total Number of Receivers now, and Number appointed each Year.
Number of Accounts not lodged within the limit of time appointed, or where time has not been extended, divided in each Year.
Number of Six Months Settlements of Account each Year.
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Number of Yearly Settlements.
Gross Annual Rental under Receivers for each Year.
Gross Amount collected each Year.
Number of Officials attached to Court and their Salaries.
Number and Salaries of those in Receiver's Department."—(The Lord Ardilaun.)
§ Motion agreed to.
§ House adjourned during pleasure.
§ House resumed.
§ House adjourned at Ten o'clock, till To-morrow, Four o'clock.