§ Mr. KEATINGasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether it is sufficient, for the purposes of giving possession of cottages and cottage sites under the Labourers (Ireland) Acts to the tenants of such cottages, to have the tenants attend in the office of the district council and sign the agreements therein, without possession being given on the spot by a person authorised by the council?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Local Government Board are advised that there does not appear to be any legal objection to the course indicated in the question.