§ Captain SHEEHANasked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether, having regard to the exceptional conditions now existing as regards the supply of fuel, particularly in the rural districts of Ireland, the necessary authorisation or sanction will be given by the Estates Commissioners to tenants who have signed agreements to purchase but whose holdings are not yet vested, and who have turbaries attached to their tenancies, to let reasonable portions of turbary to 234W neighbouring tenants and labourers, so as to provide them with sufficient fuel locally and thus to relieve tonnage and labour for other purposes?
§ Mr. DUKEI am informed that the Estates Commissioners have no power to interfere in the cases referred to by the hon. Member. The matter is one for arrangement between the purchasing tenants and the vendors of the estate.