§ Mr. GINNELLasked the Chief Secretary if he will state the number of tenanted holdings and their aggregate acreage sold in Westmeath, under the Land Act of 1903, to the end of August, 1909; similar particulars of tenanted holdings in that county in respect of which purchase agreements have been lodged, but the sales of which are not complete; similar approximate particulars of tenanted holdings in that county neither sold nor agreed to be sold; the number and aggregate acreage of new holdings formed from untenanted land in that county and allocated to purchasers to the same date; the amount of such land purchased but not yet divided; and the approximate amount of untenanted land, exclusive of demesnes, still remaining in that county?
§ Mr. BIRRELLAdvances have been made by the Estates Commissioners under the Irish Land Act, 1903, for the purchase of 1,432 holdings in county Westmeath comprising 51,966 acres, and purchase agreements are pending in regard to 3,553 holdings comprising an estimated area of 103,350 acres. In the allotment of un-884W tenanted land in county Westmeath 42 new holdings have been created comprising 1,362 acres, 146 holdings have been enlarged by the addition of 2,797 acres, and 1,070 acres have been acquired, but have not yet been distributed. For the latest estimate of the number of holdings in the county which have not yet been purchased or agreed to be purchased I would refer the hon. Member to column 18 of the Return giving the results of proceedings under the Land Purchase Acts which was presented to Parliament in November last. The Commissioners are not in a position to give the information asked for in the concluding portion of the question.