§ Mr. BOLANDasked the Chief Secretary what further steps, if any, have been taken by the Congested Districts Board to complete the purchase of the F. S. Williams estate, Mastergeehy, near Waterville; whether he is aware that the landlord appears to take very little interest in the estate, which he has visited upon one occasion, and that the agent is letting the grazing lands to others than tenants, although the majority of the tenants have very small holdings; and whether steps will now be taken to expedite the purchase?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board are still in correspondence with the agents regarding the purchase of the estate referred to. The Board have no information with reference to the other matters mentioned in the question.