§ Mr. HAYDENasked the Chief Secretary if the Estates Commissioners have entered into negotiations for the acquisition of the unpurchased portion of the Creighton estate in the parish of Kilbride, county Roscommon; and whether, in view of the fact that the landlord has declared his willingness to sell and some of the occupiers of the grass lands their readiness also to sell their interest, the Commissioners will proceed with the negotiations for the acquisition of this entire estate in view of the need there is in the locality for additional land for the enlargement of uneconomic holdings?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThis estate is the subject of proceedings for sale to the Estates Commissioners under Section 6 of the Irish Land Act, 1903. The estate has been inspected, and the Commissioners will consider the question of its purchase in due course.