§ Mr. THOMAS F. SMYTHasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he can state whether the Estates Commissioners have acquired any land in county Leitrim for the reinstatement of evicted tenants or for the enlargement of uneconomic holdings; and, if so, how much has been bought, the purchase money paid, and in what localities; and whether any evicted tenants have been reinstated on those lands?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have purchased, or agreed to purchase, 1,494 acres of untenanted land, including mountain and bog, in county Leitrim, for the sum of £2,207, and proceedings are pending for the sale to them of 3,870 acres. On portion of the untenanted land acquired new holdings have been provided for three evicted tenants.