72 



arising from the produce of the farm, this amount not to exceed 10 per 

 cent, of the net annual fixed or pivot rent of £90 per annum. The 

 allowance, however, being contingent on the proportions, varying from 

 one-half to one-third, of the tenant^s expenditure in oil-cakes and 

 artificial manures purchased. 



The prices wliich have governed the rental of Wilton House estate 

 from 1850 to 1870 stood thus: Meat, 6kl. per lb.; Barley, Is. Id. per 

 bushel; and Wheat, 6s. 6^d. per bushel. 



And the following sections show the range of action during the 

 entire period as regards landlord and tenant : 



Rent accruing on throe years' market averages under 



first contract 

 Rent accruing on modified standard 1846 



Amount conceded to tenant per cent, in adoption of 

 standard 1846 



Rent accruing on modified standard 1846 



Rent due on three years' averages, standard 1864 



Amount conceded to tenant by abatement in rent of 

 £9 7s. per cent, on the rents of 1862-3-4 ... 



Amount accruing on three years' averages, standard ) 

 1864 ■ / 



Amoimt received by Earl of Pembroke fi-om Michaelmas, } 

 1852, to Michaelmas, 1872 \ 



Balance in favour of tenant per cent, up to 1873, when } 

 the produce rents were abolished ... ... . . . \ 



106 12 

 106 3 3 



>i 



S 11 



97 12 2i 

 97 3 31 



8 11 



In connection with this explanation a remarkal)le coincidence occurs. 

 The range of prices between 1850 and 1870, and upon which the rents 

 of the estate of which the Wilton House Home Farm is a type were 

 governed were, as has been shown, viz., 6kl. per lb. for meat, 4s. 4d. for 

 barley, and 6s. G^d. per bushel for wheat, tlie balance, with those prices, 

 being in favour of the tenant to the extent of 8s. lid. per cent. Whilst 

 the estimate of Sir R. PeeFs government for the range of prices, on the 

 abrogation of the Corn Laws, was 6d. per lb. for meat, 4s. for barley, 

 and Gs. per bushel for wheat. These were supplied to the Government 

 by the late Lord Herbert of Lea in 1864, and they have been borne out 

 by the results of his Home Farm. 



