§ Mr. DUFFYasked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that an originating request to purchase has been served on the Congested Districts Board by the Scottish Insurance Company, representing the estate of Blake Forster, in the neighbourhood of Kinvarra, county Galway, and that this estate covers a number of congested villages in Crushoa, Towna East and Wrest, Mount Scribe, Nogara, and Kinturla; whether he is aware that this estate was sold to the tenants some years ago, but, owing to the quality of the land and the fact that most of the holdings were in rundale, was refused sanction by the Land Commission; whether he is aware that the estate was subsequently sold to the tenants under the Act of 1903 at £4,000 more, which the Estates Commissioners refused to sanction; and whether, in view of the urgency of bringing immediate relief to those poor congests, he will call the attention of the Board to the matter, in the hope of dealing with the estate at once?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board inform me that the owners of this estate have not lodged an originating request, but they have expressed their willingness to sell, and are at present preparing the maps and documents required 743W under the regulations. On receipt of these documents the Board will at once have the estate inspected.