§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary whether he can state how many tenants in the county of Galway have become tenant purchasers under the Land Act, 1903; what quantity or acreage of un-tenanted land was purchased by the Estates Commissioners and the Congested Districts Board for distribution amongst the tenants; and can he state the average price paid for each holding?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners inform me that 3,574 holdings have been vested in tenants in county Galway under the Irish Land Act, 1903, the average price per holding being £333, and that proceedings are pending before them for the sale of 10,875 holdings in that2270W county. The Commissioners have purchased for distribution 62,536 acres of un-tenanted land in county Galway, and the Congested Districts Board have purchased 12,853 acres.