§ Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked the Chief Secretary whether in the terms of sale of the Massereene estate it was stipulated that the evicted tenants should be restored to their former holdings; if so, will he say if this condition was complied with; and, if not, will he explain why this was not done?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAll the evicted tenants on this estate whose applications for reinstatement have been approved by the Estates Commissioners have now been reinstated or provided with other holdings, with the exception of two whose holdings are in the occupation of other tenants. Proceedings have been instituted at the suit of the landlord to determine the tenancies in these cases, and pending the result of these proceedings no further action can be taken by the Commissioners.