§ Mr. O'SULLIVANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he is aware that the tenants on the estate of the M'Gillicuddy, in county Kerry, signed agreements for the purchase of their holdings fourteen years ago; that these agreements for purchase were held up by the landlord and never lodged with the Land Commission; that new agreements were then signed under the 1903 Act in 1906; will he say if this estate was inspected two years ago; and, if so, to what cause is attributable the delay in vesting the tenants' holdings?
§ Mr. BIRRELLThe Estates Commissioners understand that the facts are as stated in the first part of the question. The estate is the subject of a sale by the vendor direct to the tenants under the Irish Land Act, 1903, and purchase agreements at prices agreed upon between the parties 839W were lodged with the Commissioners in July, 1906. The estate was inspected in June, 1912, and the Commissioners' rulings have been issued to the solicitor having carriage of the sale, and are being attended to.