234 OSTRICH-FARMIKG IN SOUTH AFRICA. 



£1 lOs. ; not exceeding £1,000, £2 ; and then rising 

 £1 for every £250 in value, but in no case exceeding 

 £10 per annum. The third and fourth are levied 

 annually by the Divisional Councils, and vary according 

 to their wants, being generally twopence in the pound 

 on the value of the farm. 



The annual rental of farms varies, of course, im- 

 mensely, and it is hardly possible to lay down a rule as 

 to what the rental sliould be. The nearest we can give 

 is that it should be about eight per cent, on the 

 Divisional Council valuation. These valuations are 

 generally about two-thirds of what they would fetch in 

 the market; but a farm that has been much improved 

 by buildings and fences is never valued up to any- 

 thing like the amount of the cost of the improvements, 

 whilst bare land is often valued at its full market 

 price. The Divisional Council valuations can always 

 be obtained by inquiring at the Divisional Council 

 office, which is in the town where the district magistrate 

 resides. 



The principal clauses that a landlord generally insists 

 on in a farm lease are : — 



1st. The rent payable every six months — sometimes 

 required in advance. 



2nd. All buildings and fences to be kept in present 

 state of repair. 



