§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if he will state how many tenants have been reinstated or provided with new holdings in county 653W Cavan since the passing of the Evicted Tenants Act, and when does that Act expire; in how many cases were free Grants made, and what was the aggregate; in how many cases have proceedings under the Evicted Tenants Act proved abortive; and will amending legislation be introduced to carry into effect the will of Parliament?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThirty-six evicted tenants, or representatives of such tenants, in county Cavan, have been reinstated since the passing of the Evicted Tenants Act, and free Grants amounting to £4,181 have been sanctioned in thirty-four cases. The duration of the Evicted Tenants Act is regulated by Section 19 of that Act. Proceedings instituted under the Act in respect of lands in County Cavan had to be discontinued in six cases owing to objections or appeals filed by the owners. No further legislation on the subject is contemplated.