§ Mr. HAZLETONasked the Chief Secretary whether the Congested Districts Board are aware that no land has yet been sold to the tenants in the parish of Kilconly, Tuam, county Galway, under the Land Acts; and whether, in view of the fact that Mr. Fred H. Lewin, Castlegrove, Kilconly, Tuam, one of the largest landlords in the district, refuses even to negotiate with his tenants and states that he has no intention of selling his property, the Board will put into operation the compulsory powers they possess?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have not sold any land in the parish referred to, and they cannot say whether any has been sold there otherwise under the Land Purchase Acts. A letter was recently addressed to Mr. Lewin, inquiring whether he was prepared to negotiate for the sale of his estate, but no reply has yet been received by the Board. The question of applying compulsory powers does not at present arise.