§ Mr. O'DOHERTYasked the Chief Secretary whether, in the matter of the sale and purchase of the Harvey estate now pending in Desertegney, Buncrana, county 459W Donegal, there is an untenanted portion of about 200 acres, which was formerly held by the landlord's agent, but which has been annually let in conacre for cropping for the last 20 years by the landlord; if the small tenants of this congested parish have sent a memorial to the Estates Commissioners praying them to purchase this land for redistribution; and, seeing that the holdings in this poor district are mostly uneconomic, whether he will urge the Commissioners to use their powers towards securing that this untenanted land will be applied towrds their enlargement and thus contribute to the relief of congestion on this estate?
§ Mr. BIRRELLWhen this estate is being dealt with in order of priority under the Irish Land Act, 1903, the Estates Commissioners will make inquiry in reference to the untenanted land, and the memorial of the tenants will be duly considered.