CONTENTS, 



PART FIRST. 



ON THE MODES AND PRINCIPLES BY WHICH LAND VALUATION IN 



IRELAND HAS HERETOFORE BEEN REGULATED. 



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I. On the ancient practice as to setting land, . . .1 



II. On taking proposals for land by open competition, . . 3 



III. On private contracts, . . . . .4 



IV. On the results of incompetent Valuations, . . .4 

 V. On the various principles advocated by valuators, . . 7 



VI. On the reservation of one-third of the gross produce as rent, 9 

 VII. On the reservation of one-fourth of the gross produce as rent, 10 

 VIII. On the Scotch mode of readjusting Valuations by the 



market averages, . . . . . .14 



IX. On the partnership principle, . . . . .17 



X. On making the letting-value the principle of Valuation, . 20 

 XI. On the General Valuation of Ireland for regulating the 



County Cess, . . . . . .21 



XII. On the rates and scale of Statute Prices regulating the 



General Valuation of Ireland, . . . .26 



XIII. On the Poor Law Valuation, . . . .26 



XIV. On the true principle of Valuation, . . . .28 



PART SECOND. 



ON THE QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR COMPETENT VALUATORS, 



WITH REMARKS IN DETAIL ON THE NECESSITY OF A 



KNOWLEDGE OF AGRICULTURE, ETC. 



I. Who should be valuators, . 30 



II. Of the qualifications of a valuator, 



III. Of practical and scientific agriculture, 



IV. Mode of computing the contents of land, 

 V. On geology, .... 



VI. Of chemistry, .... 



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PART THIRD. 



OF SOILS AND SUBSOILS. 



I. The classification of soils, 



II. Varieties in the classes of soils, 



III. Siliceous soils, . 



IV. Calcareous soils, 

 V. Peaty soils, 



VI. Subsoils, 

 VII. Local circumstances affecting the value of land, 



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