HC Deb 20 February 1911 vol 21 cc1671-2W
Mr. REDDY

asked the Chief Secretary whether his attention has been directed to the case of Patrick Scully, Cooldurrow, Blue Ball, Mountbolus, Tullamore, who was proceeded against by the Irish Land Commission for payment of instalments due out of the lands of Elnaghbrack, purchased by a person of the same name; whether he is aware that on another occasion the Irish Land Commission have charged the above Patrick Scully with lands in Clondonnell Glebe, not in his possession, and that he has been put to £10 legal costs in these proceedings; whether he is aware that at the last King's County quarter sessions, when it was shown that Patrick Scully was wrongly proceeded against, the Irish Land Commission undertook to rectify the mistake; and, seeing that, notwithstanding this undertaking, Patrick Scully is now being proceeded against afresh, whether steps will be taken to stop these proceedings and refund Scully his costs?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Land Commission informs me that in the case apparently referred to Pat Scully, as tenant, agreed to purchase portion of the lands of Clondonnell Glebe, on the estate of the Bank of Ireland, in the King's County, stated to be held under a tenancy from year to year. The only costs which appear to have been incurred by Pat Scully have been those which arose in connection with proceedings by the Commissioners for non-payment of interest in lieu of rent duly provided for in his agreement. On one occasion Scully represented to the court that owing to an error in his address he had got no receivable order on which to make payment; an adjournment of the case was therefore made, and the debt due was accepted without costs. None of the receivable orders or other communications sent to Scully at the address at Annaghbrack Glebe appear to have ever been returned "undelivered." There are no proceedings at present pending in this case.