§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland how many acres of untenanted land now remain for actual distribution in the hands of the Estates Commissioners and the Congested Districts Board?
§ Mr. ARTHUR SAMUELSExcluding mountains, turbary and woodlands the un-allotted lands in the hands of the Estates Commissioners comprise 2,037 acres. Excluding plantations, turbary and cutaway bog and mountain and rough grazing land the untenanted land in the hands of the Congested Districts Board on 31st March, 1918, was 54,167 acres.
§ Mr. FARRELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any further steps have been taken by the Estates Commissioners for the purchase of the untenanted portion of the John Boswell estate, parish of Newtowncashel, county Longford, with a view to its distribution amongst the uneconomic holdings in the district?
§ Mr. SAMUELSAs the hon. Member has already been informed, these lands are not pending for sale before the Estates Commissioners under the Land Purchase Acts, and they do not propose to take any action in the matter.
§ Mr. FARRELLasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any further steps have been taken by the Estates Commissioners to acquire the Baron ranch on the property of H. S. Armstrong, barony of Maydow, county Longford; whether the order of priority for completing the purchase of this estate has been yet reached; and, if not, when he expects it will?
§ Mr. SAMUELSAs regards the first part of the question I would refer the hon. 1123W Member to the reply given to his question on this subject on 29th July last. This estate has not been reached in its order of priority on the All Cash Register of direct sales pending before the Estates Commissioners and they are not in a position to state when its turn will be reached, but when reached it will be dealt with as rapidly as posible.