igS The New Agriculture Bill. [june, 



but only at the expiration of four yesns from the date of the 

 Order. This period will be sufhcient to enable farmers to 

 re-arrange their crop rotation. 



Orders for a change in cultivation can be made only where 

 this is not calculated to injure the persons interested, and they 

 can appeal against an Order to an Arbitrator. Landlords 

 can be required to execute such landlord's repairs as are 

 required to secure proper cultivation, and in case of failure 

 to comply the Minister of Agriculture can authorise the tenant 

 to execute the repairs and recover the cost from the landlord. 

 The latter has a right of appeal against the Order. 



From the second part of the Bill the farmer derives additional 

 security against loss b}^ eviction. Any tenant forced by 

 Ms landlord to leave though not in default, will receive 

 :M1 compensation for all direct loss, together with a 

 sum equal to one year's rent. If notice to quit is given 

 -capriciously, or for reasons inconsistent with good estate 

 management, additional compensation up to four 3'ears' 

 rent may be given by the Arbitrator. To enable rents to be 

 adjusted without notice to quit, it is provided that if a tenant 

 refuses to arbitrate as to any increase of rent, and the landlord 

 determines the tenancy, the tenant cannot claim for dis- 

 turbance. If, on the other hand, the tenant asks for a reduction 

 in rent, and in consequence of the landlord's refusing arbitration 

 on the point the tenant gives notice, the tenant may recover 

 compensation for disturbance. Compensation for permanent 

 improvements may be obtained by the tenant, provided that 

 the Agricultural Committee has sanctioned the improvements. 

 In such a case the landlord may elect to make the improvement 

 and charge an additional rent for so doing. The Bill also 

 provides for the application by the Agricultural Committee 

 to a farm, or part of a farm, of the general principles of the 

 Evesham custom for fruit land and market gardens. This 

 custom is for the outgoing tenant to find another tenant to 

 take his place and undertake the liability for compensation, the 

 landlord having to pay the compensation for market garden 

 improvements only if he refuses his outgoing tenant's nominee 

 or gives his tenant notice to quit. Additional compensation 

 is given to a tenant who can prove that he has continuously 

 adopted a specially high standard of farming in excess of 

 that required by his contract of tenancy or by custom. The 

 Bill, with certain modifications, appHes to Scotland and 

 Ireland as well as to England and Wales, and it is proposed 



that it shall come into force on the ist September next. 

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