OF THE COUNTY OF TYRONE. 97 



the county ; but, if" dating became once univerfal, this 

 quantity would, of courfe, go to encreafe the fund of 



manure. 







Mode of repairing Houfes and Offices t whether by Landlord 

 or Tenant. 



THE repairing of houfes and offices generally falls 

 upon the tenant ; there are very few inftances to the 

 contrary ; hence we find buildings in general fo much 

 out of repair, or repairs done fo flovenly. 



Where the tenures are but fhort, and renewals at 

 all precarious, it cannot be expected that the occupier 

 will be at any great expence, in point of building or 

 repairing houfes ; his only object muft be, how to 

 make the moft he can of an uncertain tenure. 



All the covenants, that may be entered into at the 

 taking out of ftiort leafes, are of little or no effect with 

 refpect to buildings. If there are buildings, the en- 

 ibrcing the keeping of them comfortable, or in any 

 kind of decent order, is out of the queftion ; a thou- 

 fand excufes will be made out by the tenant for non- 

 performance, and the landlord has no remedy left, but 

 to turn him out, and, in doing this, he has a chance of 

 lofmg part of his rent, and, probably, may meet ano- 

 ther not better than the former. 



There are only two effectual means of fecuring com- 

 fortable buildings, and, in fact, to have any degree of 



H juflice 



