§ Mr. FITZGIBBONasked the Chief Secretary whether James Walsh, of Castlegar, county Mayo, an evicted tenant on the estate of Mrs. Du Roche in that county, received so far back as the 29th October, 1907, promises of reinstatement from the Estates Commissioners; and, if so, whether he will state the cause of the delay in providing this man with a farm?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners received an application from James Walsh for reinstatement in a holding formerly occupied by his father on the estate of Mrs. Hind, county Mayo, and now in possession of another tenant, and noted his name for consideration in the allotment of untenanted land acquired by them. They subsequently understood that Walsh was not willing to accept any land unless it was within the vicinity of his former holding, but they have since been informed that he is willing to take a holding elsewhere, and his application will be further considered by the Commissioners in the event of their acquiring suitable untenanted land.