§ Mr. FLAVINasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he can state the amount of money lost to the ratepayers of Kerry under the operations of The Land Purchase Act, 1903, for each of the years 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908, under the different heads of deductions.
§ Mr. BIRRELLpresented the following statement, showing the sums deducted from grants, or added thereto, payable in the county of Kerry in respect of land purchase liability under the Irish Land Act, 1903, during certain years. The amounts added to the grants are shown in italics:—
Year end'd Deductions or additions in respect of Net Deductions. Arrears. Insufficiency of Income. Interest due from Irish Land Commission on advances £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1903 — — — — 1904 — — — — 1905 7 19 9 — 0 5 1 8 4 10 1906 163 4 4 — 0 0 8 163 5 0 1907 41 10 3 631 18 9 0 5 9 590 2 9 1908 498 1 6 135 10 6 — 362 11 0 669 5 7 631 18 9 Nil. 1,124 3 7 41 10 3 135 10 6 T't'l 627 15 4 496 8 3