§ Mr. J. P. FARRELLasked the total number of applications for reinstatement received by the Estates Commissioners for county Longford under the Evicted Tenants Restoration Act; how many of these claims were admitted as coming within the Act; in how many cases were the evicted tenants or their representatives restored to their old farms or to equivalent farms; and whether any of these claims and, if so, how many are yet held over pending the acquisition of suitable holdings for them?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners received within the period specified by the Evicted Tenants Act, 1907, 260 applications from persons seeking reinstatement as evicted tenants or representatives of evicted tenants in county Longford. Sixty-seven applicants have been reinstated in their former holdings or provided with other holdings, and three have been noted for consideration in the allot-2106W ment of untenanted land as acquired by the Commissioners. In the remaining cases the Commissioners, after inquiry and consideration, refused to take any action.