§ Mr. GUINEYasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that the Irish Land Commission have notified Cornelius B. O'Connor, Coolageela, Kanturk, a tenant on the Denis estate, that his holding had been vested in him, although O'Connor protests that he will not pay the future 237W annuities as he considers the purchase money still excessive, he having been compelled to purchase under threat of eviction for non-payment of rent and arrears; whether he is aware that the sum named in the purchase agreement as purchase money was £1,164, which sum was later reduced by a Land Commission valuer to £1,040; and whether, under the circumstances, he will consider the advisability of withholding the issue of the vesting order until further inquiries are made?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThis estate was the subject of proceedings for sale before the Estates Commissioners direct by the owners to the tenants under the Irish Land Act, 1903. Cornelius O'Connor signed an agreement to purchase his holding for the sum of £1,164, but as O'Connor was not a judicial tenant the case did not come within the zonal provisions of the Act of 1903, and the holding was inspected as regards security. The Commissioners notified the owners that they were only prepared to advance £1,040 in respect of I this holding, for which sum in their opinion the holding is security, and the owners agreed to accept this amount. The advance of £1,040 was made and the holding vested in O'Connor, subject to the repayment of that sum by a land purchase
TABLE showing the number of persons who took the Certificate Examination and the number who passed for the years 1911 and 1912. — Number who took the Certificate Examination. Number who Passed. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. 1911 … … 1,061 3,270 4,331 381 975 1,356 1912 … … 1,022 3,054 4,076 *— — — * The results of the Examination held in December, 1912, sire not yet available. 238W
TABLE showing the number of Students in Training Colleges who entered for their Final Examination in 1911 and 1912, and the number who passed their Examination and became qualified for recognition as Certificated Teachers, having satisfactorily completed their period of training. — Entered for Examination. Passed. Men. Women. Total. Men. Women. Total. 1911 … … 1,884 3,727 5,611 1,644 3,565 5,209 1912 … … 1,861 3,768 5,629 1,633 3,605 5,238 annuity, on the 12th December last, and the matter cannot be reopened.