asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture whether he is aware that only three hundred acres of the Tulira Estate, Co. Galway, have been vested in the Land Commission, and that the remaining eight hundred and ten acres are now being offered in lots for sale by public auction, that there are seventy small holders with valuations ranging from £5 to £15 adjoining the estate and many landless men in the district, and whether, in view of these facts, it is proposed to acquire the remainder of the estate, which, it is stated, was originally offered to the Land Commission.

The Land Commission have taken proceedings for the acquisition of 325 acres of the lands of Tulira on the estate of Representatives of Edward Martyn, but these lands have not yet been vested in them.

Is it the intention of the Commission to take over the other portion of the property?

Proceedings are being taken to acquire the balance.