I move:
Go ndeontar suim ná raghaidh thar £392,102 chun slánuithe na suime is gá chun íoctha an Mhuirir a thiocfaidh chun bheith iníoetha i rith na bliana dar críoch an 31adh lá de Mhárta, 1933, chun Tuarastail agus Costaisí Oifig Choimisiún Talmhan na hEireann (44 agus 45 Vict., c. 49, a. 46, agus c. 71, a. 4; 48 agus 49 Vict., c. 73, a. 17, 18 agus 20; 53 agus 54 Vict., c. 49, a 2; 54 agus 55 Vict., c. 48; 3 Edw. 7, c. 37; 7 Edw. 7, c. 38 agus c. 56; 9 Edw. 7, c. 42; Uimh. 27 agus Uimh. 42 de 1923; Uimh. 25 de 1925; Uimh. 11 de 1926; Uimh. 19 de 1927; Uimh. 31 de 1929, agus Uimh. 11 de 1931.
That a sum not exceeding £392,102 be granted to complete the sum necessary to defray the Charge which will come in course of payment during the year ending on the 31st day of March, 1933, for the Salaries and Expenses of the Office of the Irish Land Commission (44 and 45 Vict., c. 49, s. 46, and c. 71, s. 4; 48 and 49 Vict., c. 73, ss. 17, 18 and 20; 53 and 54 Vict., c. 49, s. 2; 54 and 55 Vict., c. 48; 3 Edw. 7, c. 37; 7 Edw. 7, c. 38, and c. 56; 9 Edw. 7, c. 42; Nos. 27 and 42 of 1923; 25 of 1925; 11 of 1926; 19 of 1927; 31 of 1929, and 11 of 1931.
The Land Commission Estimate for this year amounts to £588,102. That would show a nominal net increase of £9,201 over the Estimate for last year, if we take the figure without reference to the Supplementary Estimate which was passed last month and which amounted to £118,708. That Supplementary Estimate arose entirely out of the operations of the Land Act of 1931. The major portion of that Supplementary Estimate—£79,493—is a non-recurring item. It was explained at the time the Supplementary Estimate was being introduced that this non-recurring item consisted of what was known as "additional sums"—sums advanced by the State to the purchasers in respect of the few months from the gale day to the dividend day after the appointed day. It really represents a temporary advance by the State, and it is payable by six equal instalments by the tenant purchaser to the State. The arrangement has been made in order that the hardship of payment by a lump sum might be avoided. In this Estimate a sum of £3,940 arises in the same way—that is, out of the operations of the 1931 Land Act. Therefore, if we want to arrive at a proper comparison between this year's Estimate and the combined Estimate for last year, we have to deduct these two items, and we have also to deduct the sum of £31,790 in respect of the repayment of additional sums which come in as an appropriation-in-aid. They should be disregarded. That would leave this year's normal Estimate £615,952 as against a corresponding total of £618,116 last year, or a decrease of £2,164 on this year's Estimate. That indicates that the Estimate for this year and the Estimate for last year are substantially the same.
