§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chief Secretary if he will state whether the final rules are yet published under the Land Act of 1909, in reference to Section 65 of that Act; and, if so, will he state 576W when the same were published; and will he say whether applications to fix fair rents under that section can be brought before the county courts, and if the tenants who apply to the court are in every case called upon to prove their ownership or otherwise of the buildings and fences?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Provisional Rule dated 16th December, 1909, made by the Land Commission under the Section referred to was sealed as a final Rule on 16th March, 1910, and published as a Statutory Rule on 1st April last. (Statutory Rules and Orders No. 307 of 1910.) The Rule does not provide for applications being made to the Civil Bill Courts. As regards the concluding portion of the question, the Sub-Commission Courts are governed by the Statutes and the judicial decisions interpreting the law as to the fixing of fair rents.