§ Mr. DANIEL BOYLEasked the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland if he will state how many of the 247 estates purchased by the Congested Districts Board in the county of Mayo are wholly or partly situate in the barony of Erris, with the acreage and price paid for same?
§ Mr. BIRRELLOf the 247 estates purchased by the Congested Districts Board in the county of Mayo, 24 estates, with an area of 97,600 acres, are wholly or partly situated in the barony of Erris, the purchase price paid for them being £125,500.
§ Mr. DANIEL BOYLEalso asked the Chief Secretary the number of estates in county Mayo, with approximate acreage of same, now on offer to the Congested Districts Board, the number and acreage of 2070W estates, the inspection and valuation of which has been completed, the number and acreage of estates for which offers to purchase have been issued, but not accepted by the owners, the approximate number and extent of estates in the country not yet offered to the Board and the number who have actually refused, after communication from the Board to put their estates on offer, and the number of estates situate wholly or partly in the barony of Erris?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThere are at present on offer to the Congested Districts Board ten estates in County Mayo with an approximate area of about 57,600 acres, of which seven estates, with an area of about 16,900 acres, have been inspected and valued. Offers for the purchase of 50 estates with an area of about 125,400 acres have been issued by the Board but not yet accepted by the owners. In addition the Board have decided to make offers for fifteen estates with an area of about 58,000 acres, and offers will probably issue at an early date. The Board have no means of ascertaining the number and extent of estates in County Mayo not yet offered for sale to them. Nine landlords, after communication with the Board, refused to offer their estates for sale. The Board are unable to give the number of estates situated wholly or partly in the Barony of Erris.