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change would be alike advantageous to the lands from 

 whence the settlers are taken, and to those on which they 

 may hereafter be fixed, and may facilitate the means of in- 

 troducing a comfortable yeomanry and an improved agri- 

 culture in the more fertile districts. The severe pressure 

 of the system of clearing farms and ejecting sub-tenants 

 may thus be mitigated, and the general state of the pea- 

 santry improved." 



The evidence quoted by the Committee shows not only 

 the importance of causing the lands in question to be 

 brought into cultivation, but the necessity of establishing 

 a central authority in Ireland, with a summary jurisdiction 

 for the purpose. The Board of Improvement will act as 

 such. And, considering the embarrassed state of landed 

 property in Ireland, the extent to which it is in the hands 

 of creditors and courts of justice, and the difficulties which 

 would arise from confusion of rights, if any particular as- 

 sent were required before a Commission of Partition could 

 issue, we further recommend that the Board shall be au- 

 thorized to issue a Commission of its own motion in any 

 case in which it may think proper so to do, provided, how- 

 ever, that due notice be given of its intention, that any 

 party objecting to such Commission shall be at liberty to 

 file objections thereto with the Secretary of the Board, and 

 that such objections be heard and disposed of by the 

 Court of Review. 



We propose that the Commissioners of Partition shall 

 be armed with the usual powers given to Commissioners 

 under Inclosure Acts. And in order to bring all lands 

 partitioned the more immediately and beneficially into cul- 

 tivation, we propose that such main drains and roads as 

 may be required in or through them shall be made by the 



