§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state how much money has been actually advanced under all the Land Purchase Acts to 31st August last; what amount of money's worth of agreements are still pending under the Act of 1903; how much money is available to meet these agreements, and how much of them has been sanctioned?
§ Mr. BIRRELLUp to 31st August last, £31,773,735 has been advanced out of the Land Purchase Fund under the Irish Land Act, 1903 (exclusive of £1,641,655 under Section 16 (1) of the Labourers Act, 1906), and £28,888,100 has been advanced under the Land Purchase Acts, 1870–1896. The amount of advances included in agreements lodged with the Land Commission, or entered into by the Land Commission or Congested Districts Board, under the Act of 1903, and not yet advanced is £49,215,441. The money required by the Land Commission for the purposes of making advances under the Irish Land Act, 1903, is provided by the National Debt Commissioners in the manner provided by that Act. The advances are made as soon as sanctioned.