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THE BOOK OF THE LANDED ESTATE. 



Memorandum-Book. It is also judicious on the part of an agent 

 to keep a regular memorandum of his daily movements and general 

 dealings. A book should be kept for the purpose, in which to enter 

 any daily occurrences which may require to be referred to afterwards. 

 There are many such books prepared every year such as those by 

 Letts. 



General Yearly Statement of the Estate. This is an important docu- 

 ment to those landed proprietors who take a real interest in their 

 estates and in those connected with them ; and by having such state- 

 ments annually, and preserving them, and comparing the statement of 

 one year with those of former years, it will be seen at a glance what 

 progress the estate is making, as all estates should make some annual 

 progress, and there is something wrong if this is not the case. The 

 statement which I refer to is certainly not absolutely necessary, but it 

 is nevertheless an interesting document. The following is the form 

 which I would suggest, although many other headings might be added 

 which might be suited to any particular property, so as to give a general 

 outline and history of it : 



GENERAL STATEMENT of the Estate of NEWTONHALL, 1868. 



Total number of acres, 



Do. in cultivation, 



Do. in old woods, 



Do. in young plantations, 



Acres. 



Roods. 



Poles. 



Number of farms, 



Do. of cottages, 



Do. of labourers employed, . 

 Do. of labourers employed by farmers, 

 Do. of labourers employed by estate, . 

 Population in villages, .... 



Do. of estates generally, . 

 Number of children under fifteen years of age, 

 Do. attending schools, 



No. 



Gross rental, year 1867, 



Do. year 1868, 



Expenses of management and general maintenance, 



Net rental, 



Arrears, 



Cost of improvements for year 1868, 

 Value of stock and materials on hand, 



