WORKMEN S DWELLINGS AND TENURE OK HOLDINGS. 37 



In certain cases, the crofter might wish to own his dwelling; 

 he would then pay to the sinking fund an additional 2 per cent., 

 on £^\2o. 



Clas.s C. — Outworker^ with cows but no other stock, on small 

 patch of reclaimed land on a sheep farm or deer forest : 

 ^100 house at 3 per cent. .... ^-^3 o o 

 Potato patch, los. . . . . . 0100 



^3 10 o 



It will be seen from the appended plan, that the buildings on 

 crofts are modelled on the type of the crofter houses most 

 common in the Highlands. The rents set out above are based 

 on the actual cost to the Forest Authority of the holdings and 

 buildings. It must not be considered as certain, however, 

 that in all cases the Forest Authority will be able to exact 

 the rent indicated, at all events in the Highland area. 



Judged by town standards, or by the rents paid for newly 

 created small holdings in the south, 5s. a week (that is ;/^i3 

 a year) will not appear a high rent for acomfortable house, a 

 twelve-acre holding, a share of common grazing, and, probably, 

 free fuel in the shape of peats and unsaleable waste wood. 

 Judged by crofter standards, however, the rents are undoubtedly 

 high, and as the idea in the Highlands is to attract crofters, it 

 remains to be seen whether it will not be necessary to make 

 reductions, at all events for the first few years. It may also be 

 necessary to make the terms of repayment more attractive by 

 reducing the rate of interest payable to i per cent, or 2 per cent., 

 the sinking fund being then raised to 3 per cent, or 4 per cent. 

 It is impossible to lay down a law on such a subject, experience 

 alone will show the extent to which the certainty of employment 

 and of obtaining land at reasonable rates will attract settlers. 



In Germany, where the recent policy of the State has been to 

 create small holdings and buildings for workers, it has, on more 

 than one occasion, been found necessary to lower the rents in 

 order to attract labour. 



Number of Weeks' Forest Work. 



The crofter is very well situated as regards forest work, 

 because, except for a week in the end of October, when he is 

 lifting his potatoes, and a fortnight in April, when he is preparing 



