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thing would be done for me. We did not want to leave the 

 township we were in in Orbost. Tormore cleared two 

 townships Ramasaig, in which were 22 families; and 

 Lowerkell, in which I resided, and took the land himself. 

 He stated that the rent was too heavy for us and the 

 township too big for us, and I replied that another 

 crofter and myself, were quite willing to take it all. I 

 am a good deal worse off than I was. I was free of debt 

 then; I am not now. The year that I came to Eyre 

 turned out to be a bad one, and I got largely into debt 

 before I could pull myself and family through. One par- 

 ticular thing that can be done for us is to give us land at 

 its value. I believe I am paying double rent for the land 

 which I have. Should we get good land, I would like it to 

 be a condition that neither the landlord nor factor should 

 have the power to remove us. I would not take a lease 

 because they would just put us away at the end of it. I 

 know too much of factor's work now. In the event of our 

 getting land at a fair rent, we would require to be made 

 sure against eviction." 



THE GLENDALE EVICTIONS. 



From Lower Milovaig, 8 families were evicted between 

 1840 and 1845. At different periods 12 families were 

 cleared from Upper Milovaig, half of these being removed 

 15 years ago. Within the last fifty years, 19 families were 

 removed from Ramasaig. No new lots were provided, but 

 the old lots were subdivided by the proprietor, for the 

 occupation of those of them who could not be induced to 

 leave the country altogether. Alexander Ross, Fasach, 

 stated, "that out of 22 families who formerly tenanted these 

 lands, there were now only three cottars ; and the land, like 



