§ Mr. MAURICE HEALYasked the Chief Secretary if his attention has been called to those cases pending in the Land Judge's Court in which the judge has approved of terms of sale to the tenants on the basis of a 3¼ per cent. annuity, and agreed to accept rent at the interest rate pending the sale, and a request has issued under Section 7 of the Act of 1903, but in which purchase agreements have not been signed owing to the delay in the Estates Commissioners' office in having the lands inspected; and whether he will consider the advisability of including such cases as pending agreements in Clause 12 of the Land Bill?
§ Mr. BIRRELLI understand that there are a number of cases pending in the Land Judge's Court the circumstances of which are as stated. The point raised in the last paragraph of the question will be considered between this and the recommittal stage of the Bill.