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income is only ;f5,ooo out of a gross rental 

 of ;f27,ooo. And during the last two 

 years given in the tables — 1894 ^'^^ ^^95 — 

 though the gross rentals are ;fi 8,000 

 and ^20,000, there is in the first year a 

 deficit of nearly ^2,000, and in the second, 

 in spite of the rise in the gross rental, there 

 is still a deficit of some ;f400. 



I hope these figures have not confused 

 the main idea. It is not easy to take in 

 the meaning of figures with the ear, and 

 it often requires all the power of the eye 

 and close attention. But in this case the 

 results are so surprising that the general 

 trend cannot be mistaken. And if you 

 look into the tables, you will find 

 additional most interesting details. You 

 will find that the public burdens increase 

 with the gross rental ; you will find that 

 more and more of the rent received is 

 expended on the estate, until the net 



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