HC Deb 30 October 1911 vol 30 cc673-4W
Mr. O'SULLIVAN

asked what steps, if any, have been taken by the Congested Districts Board to acquire the Murphy estate at Aglish, county Kerry?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Congested Districts Board have communicated with the agent of the estate referred to inquiring whether the owner was willing to offer his property for sale through them, but up to the present the documents necessary for a preliminary inspection have not been lodged.

Mr. O'SULLIVAN

asked why the Day Estate at Cloumalane and Rockfield, county Kerry, purchased four years ago, has not been vested; and when is it hoped to have the sale completed?

Mr. BIRRELL

If the hon. Member refers to the estate of C. E. Day, which comprises the lands of Cloghane, county Kerry, this estate is being sold direct by the landlord to the tenants, and the purchase agreements were lodged with the Estates Commissioners in August, 1908. This estate has not yet been reached in order of priority to be dealt with, and having regard to the claims of other estates in priority to it the Commissioners are not at present in a position to say when it will be reached in its turn.

Mr. O'SULLIVAN

asked if the Congested Districts Board will take steps to purchase the Egan estates, Kileen, Glenflesk, county Kerry?

Mr. BIRRELL

The hon. Member presumably refers to the Eager Estate, county Kerry. The necessary documents to enable the Congested Districts Board to have this estate inspected, with a view to deciding whether they will make an offer for purchase, have not yet been lodged. The Board have already communicated with the agent, and a further letter will now be sent to him.

Mr. O'SULLIVAN

asked if the Congested Districts Board will make an offer to purchase the Herbert estate, Currail, Glenflesk?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Congested Districts Board have no information regarding the estate mentioned. If the property is offered to the Board they will have it inspected, and a decision arrived at regarding purchase as soon as practicable.

Mr. DORIS

asked what steps have been taken by the Congested Districts Board to acquire the estate, situate at Carramore, Louisburgh, county Mayo, of Mr. Richard Kelly, who informed the Board two years ago that he was willing to sell the estate voluntarily; and what stage the negotiations for a sale have reached?

Mr. BIRRELL

The Congested Districts Board inform me that the estate referred to has been inspected, and the question of making an offer for purchase will probably be considered by the Board at their meeting in December.