§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland what was done with the sums of £30 and £625, the proceeds of timber sold under the Evicted Tenants Act; when were these moneys received; by whom; and when were they appropriated?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners inform me that the £625 was applied in reduction of the resale price of the lands, and the £30 is being utilised in connection with improvements on the estate.
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§ Mr. VINCENT KENNEDYasked the Chief Secretary what was the total amount sanctioned under the Evicted Tenants Act in county Cavan to the 31st March last for buildings, livestock, and for other purposes; how much has actually been paid; and, as there is no check as to whether value is given for the money spent, will he have the fullest particulars supplied, in the form of a Return or otherwise, or state the reasons for not giving the information?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe hon. Member will find in the Returns presented quarterly to Parliament detailed particulars of all sums sanctioned by the Estates Commissioners for buildings, purchase of livestock, and other purposes in the case of county Cavan evicted tenants reinstated or provided with other holdings as purchasers under the Land Purchase Acts. The sums for livestock are expended as soon as practicable after sanction, and the sums sanctioned for buildings and other improvements are expended in instalments according as the works progress. It is not possible without a case to case examination to state the amount not yet expended in the case of county Cavan evicted tenants. The expenditure on evicted tenants is included in the expenditure account of improvements generally, and is not segregated as regards evicted tenants. Improvement expenditure is carried out under the supervision of the Commissioners' staff, whose accounts are checked at headquarters and audited by the Comptroller and Auditor-General in connection with Land Commission Accounts in the manner prescribed by Parliament.