I 9 S STATISTICAL SURVEY 



The following feem to be among the groateft obfta- 

 cles to improvement. 



Rack-rent appears to be the moft diftrefling to the 

 community at large, but particularly to the cultivator 

 of the foil, and never fails to affeft the head landlord 

 in fome degree. The more intermediate tenants there 

 are, between the lord of the foil, and the perfon who 

 cultivates it, the worle for both, becaufe it is very evi- 

 dent, that every perfon, who may have a claim or an 

 intereft in the land, will, of courfe, have fome profit. 

 This clearly points out, that the landlord is not paid 

 the real value for his land, and that the under or 

 lowed tenant pays a great deal too much. 



Happy would it be for the profperity of the king- 

 dom, if no perfon was concerned in land, except the 

 lord of the foil, and thofe, who aftually cultivate it. 



Agents, not acquainted with country bufinefs, may 

 be confidered a great bar to improvement. The im- 

 provement of land depends very much upon the acti- 

 vity and knowledge of agents. 



I believe it is a general cuftom throughout the king- 

 dom, to exaft duties of men and horfes from the te- 

 nantry of eftates, to bring home the landlord's fuel, 

 corn, &c.; I know it is generally the cafe in this 

 county. IB another place, under the article, General 

 Jlate of Leafes, I nave pointed out fome objections to 

 this modej here I have only to remark, that I confider 

 it a great impediment to induftry, becaufe fuch as are 



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