asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the total amount of Irish Land Stock current on 1st May, 1913; what is the amount of that stock held in Government Departments; and what have been the several dates, amount, and price of issue of the issues of Irish Two and Three-quarter per Cent. and Three per Cent. Land Stock, respectively, to the National Debt Commissioners, the public, and vendors, respectively, since the 1st July, 1909?

The total amount of stock issued under the Irish Land Acts of 1903 and 1909 current on 1st May, 1913, is:—

	£	s.	d.
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	55,807,457	5	9
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	21,065,123	12	8
	£76,872,580	18	5

The amounts of these stocks held in Government Departments on 31st March, 1912, are given in Parliamentary Paper No. 139 of last Session and the corresponding information as at 31st March, 1913, is now being compiled for the Return ordered on 4th April last. The particulars as to issues since 1st July, 1909, are as follows:—

Designation.	Date of Issue.	Amount.		Price.
I. To the National Debt Commissioners—				£	s.	d.
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	6th July, 1909	4,000,000	…	86	0	6 xd.
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	6th October, 1909	1,000,000	…	84	13	0 xd.
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	6th January, 1910	2,000,000	…	83	15	6 xd.
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	6th April, 1910	3,000,000	…	82	3	1 xd.
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	31st May, 1910	1,000,000	…	82	18	6 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	5th April, 1911	2,000,000	…	91	11	11 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	5th October, 1911	2,500,000	…	83	16	10 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	5th January, 1912	2,000,000	…	85	4	4 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	6th April, 1912	1,500,000	…	84	19	2 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	5th July, 1912	1,500,000	…	81	9	4 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	6th January, 1913	2,000,000	…	81	16	8 xd.
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	7th April, 1913	2,500,000	…	80	9	1 xd.
II. To the Public—
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	2nd July, 1910	4,000,000	…	92	10	0
III. To Vendors—
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	1st June, 1910–31st Mar., 1911	2,508,435	…	92	0	0
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	1st April, 1911–31st Mar., 1912	2,847,136	…	92	0	0
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	1st April, 1912–31st Mar., 1913	2,426,801	…	92	0	0
Guaranteed 2¾ per cent. Stock	1st April, 1913–1st May, 1913	90,635	…	92	0	0
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	9th Feb., 1910–31st Mar., 1910	180	…	Par
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	1st April, 1910–31st Mar., 1911	406,984	…	Par
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	1st April, 1911–31st Mar., 1912	1,065,858	…	Par
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	1st April, 1912–31st Mar., 1913	1,569,122	…	Par
Guaranteed 3 per cent. Stock	1st April, 1913–1st May, 1913	41,800	…	Par