The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-14 00:00:00

TENANT-RIGHT.

The following is a copy of the report of the Muse
of Commons' committee appointed to inquire into the sub-
ject of tenant-right:
1. That dill'. rent lissom have long prevailed in different
counties and districts of the country. conferring a claim to
remuneration on the outgoing agricultural tenant for various
operations of husbandry, the ordinary return of whirls he
is precluded from n ceiving by the termination of his
tenancy.-2. That this claim, which is called tenant-right,
ordinarily extends to one • r more of the following objects :
to the crop whi. h the outgoing tenant has sown and leaves
in the ground; to remuneration for the pr. paration of the
soil :or crops or tillage ; for the straw, hay, and dung left on
the farm ; aid for growing underwoi.d.-3. That these
local usages are imported into leases or agreements tor
the letting and occupation of land between landlord
and tenant, who are presumed to contract with re
ference to such usages, unless the terms of the agree-
ments expressly or by implication negative such a
presumption.-4. That ia some parts of the country a
modern usage has sprung up, which confers a right on the
outgoing tenant to be reiml.urs d certain expenses incurred
by him in cultivation, other than those of ordinary husbandry,
above referred to.-9. That among such expanses are se-
cluded the purchase of food fur stock, tile purchase et certain
kinds of manure, and the drainage, chalking, and marling of
the soil, more or lees lasting, and requiring more or less
time to slaps° before the increased productiveness thereby
obtained reimburses the expenditure incurred.--6. That,
except in the districts where this usage tin trails, unless by
express stipulation, the outgoing tenant cannot claim coin.
penaation tar any of these improvements, however short may
be the tun.• between their c unpletion and tt.e termination of
this occupancy.-7. That this modern wage appears to have
grown out of improved and sr kited systems of farming, in-
valving a large outlay of capital, and to have been promoted
by forms of agreement between landlord and tenant,
whereby the former covenanted to give compensation for
such outlay, which forms have been from time to time
altered and enlarged, and are still extending themselves
with the continued advancement of agriculture.-8. That
these usages have gradually grown into general ac-
ceptance in certain districts, until they have ultimately
become recognised there as the custom of the country.--
9. That, in practice, the compensation agreed to be
paid by the landlord to the outgoing tenant is paid by the
incoming one.-10. That its amount is found by valuers, who
ascertain the cost of the several improvements, spread the
coat over a certain number of years within which each kind
of improvement respectively is supposed to repsy itsel hand then
deduct from that number the time duritil which the tenant
has enjoyed the bent tit of the imprmment.-11. That this
wider system of compensation to the outgoing tenant seems
to be highly beneficial to agriculture, to tee landlord and to
the farmer, to lead to a great increase in the productiveness
of the soil, and to extended employment of the rural popula-
tion.-12, That the ben--fit arising from this system appears
to be gradually becoming more extensively known and ap-
preciated, and the system itself seems to be finding its way
into other districts than those where it has hitherto been in
force.-13. That the improvements abovementioned, which
are very generally required throughout the country, in
order to develop the full powers of the soil. are greatly pro-
is
moted by this system of compensation, and therefore it
highly important that all difficulties should be removed
which stand in the way of its extension by the voluntary act
of landlords and tenants.-14. That any attempt to makeke its
general s
general introduction compulsory would be met b
prat' ieal difficulties, and year committee rely for the general
and successful adoption of the system on mutual arrange-
ments between landlords and tenants.-15. That it see
very desirable to your committee that estates under settle-