§ Mr. JOHN ROCHEasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, whether the maps 407W of that portion of the Dansandle estate called Rushiney, county Galway, have been lodged with the Congested Districts Board; and, if so, what steps, if any, have been taken to complete the sale of that portion of the estate?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Congested Districts Board have received the maps and documents necessary for a preliminary inspection to be made of the lands referred to, and a decision will be arrived at regarding purchase as soon as practicable.
§ Mr. JOHN ROCHEasked the Chief Secretary whether the sale of the Ussher estate, near Killimore, county Galway, has been completed; and, if not, could he say when it is likely to be completed, and is there any likelihood of the grass lands being soon apportioned to the town tenants of Killimore, in whose neighbourhood the lands are situate?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe reply to the first paragraph of the question is in the negative. The Estates Commissioners have communicated to the owner their estimate of the amount which they would be prepared to advance for the purchase of the lands if formal proceedings for sale to the Commissioners were instituted by the owner, but such proceedings have not yet been instituted.