§ Mr. FETHERSTONHAUGHasked the Chief Secretary what is the acreage of the lands which the Estates Commissioners have actually got possession of under the Evicted Tenants Act from the passing of that Act to 1st April, 1909; and whether any, and, if so, how much, of such lands are in county Fermanagh?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners had acquired 6,512 acres of untenanted land under the Evicted Tenants Act up to 1st April last. None of these lands are situated in Fermanagh. Proceedings are pending under the Act of 1903 for the purchase of 3,000 acres of untenanted land in that county, and, when acquired, they will provide holdings for the greater number of the evicted tenants in that county who have been noted as suitable.