§ Mr. LUNDONasked whether the Estates Commissioners have received from the local organisations at Croom, county Limerick, a list of people entitled to portion of the untenanted lands at Carrigeen; and will they see that the inspector in charge of this estate will look into the claims of those named by the two leagues, and as an act of justice to the men who are most deserving applicants?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners are unable to say whether the list referred to was received, as all communications in reference to this property are at present with their inspector for consideration in conection with the preparation of a scheme for the allotment of the land.
§ Mr. LUNDONasked whether the Estates Commissioners have made any offer for the untenanted lands of Mortgage, Fedamore, county Limerick, on the estate of Count de Salis; what reason can the Commissioners assign for sending down an inspector three years ago to inquire into the merits of those who applied 805W for this land; has Mr. Chatterton, who, it seems, was middleman, purchased under the Act of 1903; and, if so, what becomes of the two subtenants to Mr. Chatterton, namely, James Power and Mrs. Keane; who is to be their future landlord—is it the Estates Commissioners or Mr. Chatterton's representative; and, having regard to the uneasiness caused in the locality by the action of the Commissioners, will they now purchase these lands and have them distributed among those whose cases their inspector inquired into a few years ago?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAs I have already informed the hon. Member in reply to his question of the 4th October last, the lands to which he refers appear to be tenanted. The cases of the sub-tenants will be considered under Section 15 of the Irish Land Act, 1903, with a view to their being declared direct tenants for the purposes of sale. The estate is being sold to the Commissioners, and their formal proposal to purchase will be issued as soon as practicable.