§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will say in how many cases have the limits of advances under the Land Purchase (Ireland) Acts been applied for distinguishing between the Land Law Acts and other Acts; will he say in how many cases the advances so applied for have been granted; and further, will he say in how many of the latter cases do similar names and denominations appear in the Commissioners' books for advances over and above the respective limits as defined in the various Acts?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners are not in a position to say how many applications for advances in excess of £3,000 may have been lodged in connection with the sale of estates with which they have not yet dealt. Their annual Re-2272W port, which will shortly be presented to Parliament, will contain particulars of the cases under the Irish Land Act, 1903, in which such advances have been made, and also of the cases in which the Commissioners have refused to advance the full amount applied for. I must ask the hon. Member to await the issue of that Report.