§ Mr. O'MALLEYasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, in view of the fact that the landlords of the Joyce and O'Malley estate, in the parish of Ross, county Galway, are now willing to surrender their interests in the tenants' holdings and reserved land adjoining now in their possession to the Congested Districts Board in exchange for other suitable land which the Congested Districts Board may have in its possession, and in view of the fact that the tenants on this estate are congested and their holdings so poor that the average rate of their valuation does not exceed 50s., he will use his influence with the Congested Districts Board to have this estate purchased for the benefit of these poor tenants?
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§ Mr. DUKEThe Congested Districts Board are aware of the circumstances mentioned in the question, but are not in a position to offer the owners an exchange. The Board cannot purchase estates at present.