PARTICULARS OF THE FARM OF HORGIE. 57 



immediate vicinity there are 87 small holdings, and the wider 

 area from Tongue to the river Naver contains about 130 small 

 holdings. The shooting over the farm consists chiefly of grouse, 

 and it is reported that about 400 brace can be killed upon it in 

 an average season. The sporting rights, including the fishing, 

 have been let hitherto along with other adjoining lands, and 

 it is not possible, in consequence, to state the actual rent. 

 In normal times the shooting and fishing rights conveyed to the 

 State might be expected to yield an annual revenue of from 

 £3^° to ^400. The Duke of Sutherland reserves the fishing 

 in the river Borgie and in a few lochs on or near the boundaries 

 of the farm, and likewise retains an option over 2 acres of land 

 for the erection of a fishing lodge and offices, which may be 

 required to take the place of the lodge and offices made over 

 to the State. With the exception of this reservation and option 

 the deed of gift will convey the lands absolutely to the State. 



The buildings on the farm which form part of the gift 

 consist of: — (i) Borgie lodge (a two-storied building) and offices ; 

 (2) the farm steading; (3) ploughman's house; (4) shepherd's 

 house, etc., at Borgie; (5) shepherd's house, etc., at Dalness ; 

 (6) a dwelling let to a tenant. 



The rent of the farm for assessment purposes has 



been entered on the Valuation Roll at . £16] 16 6 



The estimated rent of the lodge and shootings 

 and fishings, which, as explained above, 

 were let with other subjects, was in 191 4- 15 370 o o 



The rent of the dwelling let to a tenant (No. 6 



above) is . . . . . 500 



There is a feu-duty of . . . . 100 



and the feuar rents a park of land at . 2100 



;^546 6 6 



In 1915-16 the shootings were unlet. 



The Duke of Sutherland's intention was to remove the sheep 

 and the other stock and crop and implements and the furniture 

 in the lodge, but at the request of the Secretary for Scotland it 

 was agreed that these subjects should be taken over from the 

 Duke at prices to be mutually agreed upon. No acclimatisa- 

 tion value has to be paid for the sheep, and no compensation 

 will have to be paid for the removal of a farming tenant. 



