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tenant for 24 years, while his father occupied it for 40 years pre- 
viously. The tenure is a yearly one, and no written agreement 
has ever existed between landlord and tenant. Rent 70/. per 
year, tithe rent-charge, 14Z., and rates averaging about 6/. 
yearly. 
Mr. Scrutton does not live on the premises, farming being 
only a part of his vocation, he having a business at Brandeston 
village, about a mile distant, as wheelwright, carpenter, and 
timber merchant. His son, with his family, occupies the farm- 
house, but he also is engaged in the village business, and the 
farm is worked entirely by hired labour. The staff consist of 
1 horseman, at 13s. per week; 1 labourer, at lis. per week; 
and 1 boy, at 4s. per week. Extra payments for harvest are 
8/. each man, less 4Z. 16s. their weekly wages deducted. Extra 
help at harvest and after, 6/. This works out at about 31s. 
per acre. 
The dwelling-house, now commodious and very comfortable, is 
pleasantly situated on the brow of a hill. The garden is well- 
stocked with young fruit-trees, interspersed with flowers, and 
in excellent order ; and the latter remark will apply to the 
buildings generally. 
Although the tenant is non-resident, the following account of 
the work done at his cost to the freehold will show that the 
owner has not suffered by the circumstances : — 
£ s. d. 
1863. Stubbing old fence and trees. New ditch and 
fence, 28 rods to Friday St. Field 4 10 0 
1865. New bullock-shed and root-house, 27' 6" x 14' 6" 14 10 0 
One small gate, posts and pales to pond by pig- 
styes 4 5 0 
Hog-shed and yard 3 10 0 
Shed and boarded yard m meadow. No. on 
Plan 267 15 0 0 
1872-3. Repairs to house, &c 32 0 0 
Cleaning stills, &c. 10 0 0 
1878. Taking down old trees and stubbing old fence, 
filling up two ponds, and old ditch, 30 rods .. 5 5 0 
1879. New fowl and coal houses at backyard of house, 
new pig-sheds and courtyards in Home Meadow 37 10 0 
1882. Stubbing old fence and filling up ditches to stack- 
yard 2 0 0 
1884. Making new footpath, carting gravel to same, 53 
rods, filling up small pond and hacking up old 
ibotpath, stubbing old fence, filling up ditch, 
7 rods 10 5 0 
Part of carpenter's work to alterations and repairs 
to dwelling-house. Boxing out garden paths, 
planting fruit-trees and shrubs. Making and 
planting orchard with fruit-trees, filling up 
ditch 35 10 0 
£174 5 0 
