asked the Minister for Lands and Agriculture if he is aware that dissatisfaction exists amongst farmers holding land under fee farm grants owing to the fact that they do not come within the definition of "tenanted land" under Section 73 (2) of the Land Act, 1923, and, consequently, are debarred from obtaining the reduction given under Sections 19 and 20 of the same Act to tenants of holdings to which the Act applies, and, further, if it is the intention of the Executive Council to introduce legislation to put fee farm grantees on the same level with tenants who come within the Land Act, 1923, and, if so, when such legislation may be expected; also, if many of the holders of fee farm grants took advantage of Section 38 of the Land Act, 1923, which provided special facilities for them to redeem their rents.
CEISTEANNA—QUESTIONS. ORAL ANSWERS. - FEE FARM GRANTEES.
Mr. HOGAN
Lands held by the occupiers thereof under fee farm grants or leases renewable for ever for lives or years or leases for terms of years of which 60 or more were unexpired at the date of the passing of the Land Act of 1923 do not come within the definition of "tenanted land" as defined by the Act, and the occupiers are not entitled to the reductions given under Section 19 or 20 of the Act, but instead they have the special facilities given them in Section 38 of the Act to redeem their rents.
Up to the present 93 occupiers of such lands have lodged applications to redeem their rents under Section 38 of the Act.
The Minister did not answer the question, if it is the intention of the Executive Council to introduce legislation.
Mr. HOGAN
It is my intention to introduce legislation.