§ Mr. DUFFYfurther asked the Chief Secretary whether he is aware that Thomas Kelly, of Fiddane, Tubber, county Galway, holds a small holding, valued at £5 14s., on the Lahiff estate, Tubber, county Gal way; will he say how much untenanted land on this estate was taken over by the Estates Commissioners; and, having regard to the small size of Kelly's holding and the bad, rocky nature of the same, will he explain why Mr. Kelly's holding was not raised to an economic standard?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThis estate was sold by the owners direct to the tenants under the Irish Land Act, 1903, and no untenanted land was included in the proceedings for sale to the Estates Commissioners. One of the owners surrendered his tenancy in a large part of his holding on the estate, and the lands so surrendered were sold as parcels by the owners to persons selected by them under Section 2 of that Act.