§ Mr. SCANLANasked whether the Congested Districts Board have entered into negotiations with the proprietors for the purchase of the Parke's estate, Dunally, county Sligo; and when the purchase is likely to be completed?
§ Mr. BIRRELLNegotiations had been entered into by the Congested Districts Board for the purchase of the estate referred to, but proceedings have been suspended by the grave illness of Colonel Parke.
§ Mr. SCANLANasked whether the Congested Districts Board have received applications from various tenants in Dunmoran and Skreen, county Sligo, for the purchase of the lands of Dunmoran, at present owned or let to Mrs. Geddes, and used as a ranch, and also for ranches in the same district known as Heathfield and Doonflyn; whether the Board have entered into negotiations for purchase; and with what result?
§ Mr. BIRRELLApplications have been received from the tenants on the lands of Dunmoran, Skreen, and Doonflyn for the purchase of the lands in question, and the 407W Congested Districts Board have communicated with the owners with a view to the sale of their estates voluntarily, but no definite statement can yet be made in the matter. The property alluded to in the question as Heathfield cannot be identified?