Or THE COUNTY OF DOWN. * 57 



commuting this tax for money, at the expiration of the 

 leafes of their refpeftive mills; the landlord, by laying 

 on as much per acre as the rent of the mill produces, 

 would be a gainer of as much as he could let the mill 

 for in addition, whilft the tenant, being at liberty, 

 would get his grain ground as much cheaper, at leaft, 

 as would pay the acreable tax, belides the pleafure of 

 going where he liked; the miller, too, being entirely on 

 his good conduct, would be much more attentive to his. 

 cuftomers. In one inflance this was tried, and an- 

 fwcred perfectly to my own knowledge. 



SECT. 8. Taxes or CeJJes paid by Tenants. 



THE taxes paid by tenants are, county and parifh 

 cefTes, window tax, and hearth-money ; the parifh cefs 

 is only for the repairs of the church, clerk, fexton, &c. 

 No poor tax exifts. 



SECT. 9. Different Acres by which Land is let. 



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THE different acres by which land is let, are the 

 Irifti, Scotch or Cunningham acre, and the Englifh. 



The nearefl proportions between the three different 

 meafures are, as near as can be come at in round num- 

 bers, as follow: 



*. 1 3 Irifh 



