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sonable man. Rents no doubt are high enough 

 in the majority of cases, but not higher than 

 what they are in this country, nor so high as 

 what they are in Scotland, taking everything 

 into consideration. We neither objected to 

 rents nor tenant-rights. Our only objection 

 was the expense of efficient labour. The 

 whole industrial machinery of the country was 

 out of order (so to speak), and we could not 

 recommend to any friend to undertake single- 

 handed the execution of necessary repairs in 

 any one district. 



Tenant-rights in Ireland therefore, being 

 superior to those in this country, or at least 

 upon a footing of equality with them, it is 

 evident that any improvement which may 

 confer a benefit upon the former will also con- 

 fer a greater or equal benefit upon the latter. 

 The tenant-right system which will double the 

 acreable produce of the arable lands of Ireland, 

 and increase its value 28,000,OOOZ., will at the 

 same time double the acreable produce of the 

 arable lands of England, and increase its value 

 80,000,0007. annually, and that of the United 

 Kingdom 100,000,0007. The total value of 

 the agricultural produce of the United Kingdom 



