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a great addition to the incomes of the Scotch proprietors, 

 to be exonerated from so heavy a charge, and it is not found 

 to be attended with any material loss to the tenant. The 

 buildings, at least in the more improved districts of Scotland, 

 are, in general, substantial, which the climate renders ne- 

 cessary ; and the materials being good, the houses are more 

 easily kept in repair. 



In Ireland, very little attention has hitherto been paid 

 to render form-houses or offices either comfortable, or com- 

 modious. There are but few instances of landed proprie- 

 tors having made any allowance for improvements, and 

 much fewer, of the tenant being remunerated for any ne- 

 cessary or useful expenditure. The tenant is thus incapaci- 

 tated from turning his farm to the greatest profit, when he 

 is obliged to expend, perhaps, a large part of his capital, in a 

 manner unconnected with the improvement of the soil (* 44 ). 



3. Some persons think, that the tenant should be at half 

 the expenses of workmen's wages, (which would interest 

 him in the preservation of the buildings), and that the land- 

 lord should furnish materials, and be at the remainder of 

 the expense ( 445 ). Others recommend, that the materials 

 should be provided, and the repairs done by the tenant, at 

 the joint and equal expense of himself and his landlord. It 

 is rather more usual for the landlord, to put the buildings 

 into a proper state of repair, at the tenant's entry; and for 

 the tenant, (who is frequently furnished with rough timber 

 lor that purpose), to leave them in that state at his depar- 

 ture. 



The engraving (No. I.) will give a general idea of the ar- 

 rangement best calculated for the interest of the farmer, in 

 regard to his house, gardens, cottages for his farm-servants, 

 farm-offices, and stack-yard. To enter into details, would 

 far exceed the limited size of this publication. 



10. Insurance of farm-buildings. This is a material ob- 

 ject both for the landlord and tenant; and a stipulation to 

 that effect ought to be inserted in every lease. As it is at- 

 tended with trouble and expense to the tenant, to be annu- 

 ally going to insurance offices, it is better that the landlord 

 should insure all the buildings on his estate, which might 

 be included in one general policy, and probably at a cheaper 

 rate. Means should also be taken, to preserve the buildings 

 from the effects of lightning (* 4<J ). 



