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justly expected by the landlord, the improve- 

 ments having been admitted to be such that the 

 tenant would have no claim upon the landlord 

 at the expiry of such a period ; in other words, 

 that they would have redeemed the outlay 

 within that period. Accordingly, the farm is 

 examined by competent judges, the promises of 

 the tenant are found honourably fulfilled, and 

 an award pronounced, allowing the landlord 

 6s. 6d. per acre of additional rent, to which the 

 tenant concurs. 



The Scotch farmers C. and D. are also equal 

 in their promises as to meliorations, perfectly 

 satisfied as to the general articles of lease, but 

 the offer of C. is accepted for the same reason 

 that A.'s was in the last case ; and accordingly 

 he becomes tenant for a term of nineteen years 

 on condition of paying 210/. of rent, and execu- 

 ting the improvements. At the expiry of his 

 lease, C. stands exactly in the same position 

 with his landlord as we found A. takes a se- 

 cond nineteen years' lease, agreeing to pay 

 6s. 6d. per acre of additional rent. 



The two Irish farmers E. and F. are also 

 agreed upon the extent of meliorations which 

 they intend to execute, and are perfectly satisfied 



