§ Mr. PATRICK WHITEasked whether the Estates Commissioners have acquired the estate of Dr. Kelly Paterson, situate at Mullaha, county Meath; and, if not, whether he will state how far the negotiations have proceeded?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners have not acquired the estate referred to. They have had a preliminary inspection made of the land and communicated their estimated price to the owner, but up to the present he has not instituted proceedings for sale under the Land Purchase Acts.