, 1881-11-20
IRISH RACK-RENTS.
Why the Irish Dislike the Brit.
!: ish.
Illustrations Of Landlord: :Exactions
= in Twelve Counties.
Extracting tho Lite's Blood Out
OF the People.
Another Letter in the Series from Mr..
j -. James Red dpath.


An0tner Aetter IN the series HoW Mr'
|. ,Tamps Radnath.
s...,., coxu.... m. <,t.,ao 7r,n;:;n,
sp1. w. '@,Do"oeaee M " i'.s e''s C,a,
as ~" r NY Wy .sraot atror,s :,
seono nu 90" o',l ale "aA'ns s.,, .,n+s no,o
eoa'iuee 'uo "o'!o 1uaat tno .i'sn "]:'s ~.
,s'...o .o a<..;,,,,a,o ,nef.o n
~ ran,,.rontnG ,,,'a.u ~ ,ha 1r,sh soil. Thcv
~ -e.,.a.t.,, ~ o;-nar cont ~,
49,. ~"rst,,. 80. 49, o,Sc.d,. haa,, ,,oda 5Naor
~ ,, ,,,a ro1,,o,"., tn,,s fo ho,a orcee1et1 n,
- 49, .s.,,, ~ -. ~ ,,1t co..r,f oyor IN
Pss e,s. ~ .,e ,;,o Nr n-En !
49,, e',,,,.to,, - ,,,o H., 80 oo,,rt 10 tha
,..has+ ."n+ ,tot 80 ,a.,1,,rd ~ - ,awf,,,,v ~
i'sAes. .-1". ~ ''aN'e. .r,a oa.os ~,
.s,<, hss 49, ss.,,t,ao,, - cc,rnot rho ,on-
n"s ~ ',a ~ .,s,, ~, I'll,
49, ,t,. -. ~ nc ~ ,ns,aad ~ ac.holf os
49, .,,, ,o,s roo,,,na, ,rhs ia ~, rcdctjon of
s.. !; 1 ~ otf;e,si ,,,,io,rio, ~ tnc foct thot
h,tharto ,ho ,a1-,,ort,s ba,o baon defvtup thf,
| ,n,, ~ ,hn la,d
,rho ,nro, ovna,,oo ~ +bo +onant in tbe first
| c.so ad:1t1icate amounted to ope-thtrd of tho
t"..; n,,,,,,0t ~ ~ sa,,orion for frtrcn vcorst
totat alloulll VI tne rcauc1ot' ioi s
If the lnndlord chooses to appeal TO. anu the
tenant contests in, u superior court, his law
costs will consume, in the most favorable . . CIR
! su"oeaieos. s nceueite ot'ou't " ans 49,
The only safety of the tenants lies In the fact
close 10 bnnkruptcv that they NAV prefer to ac-
~ ~ - 49, - s,r,,o.t - T.,
cept lcousuon tnus hue .nan " ~, eo. :. ,.'+ ~ 49,
be confirmed ard with the certainty that the
tenant would rny no more; and that also, If he
farm.
GR1rF1ru's VALUATION.
Tho 1ano Courts, as rule are reducing the
rents SO that they approximate "drlfiths Salu-
ation" [In many cases they are much lower
Ep.l This is ths Government estimate OF the
for tho purposes OF taxation. It is called
lss
e. I.o,,ara = r;ts,h
o'r 1s'en'''u ] ol'l.'n
For the purpose of taxation, with some e1cep-
ticns, 1t is LIBERALIZATION, butas standard OF
ront n ia nm infamn,s orncrfon Far in Ireland.
:. -. 49,, +aan.,. 49, ,os ,o5o al tha ;n,nrovo.
.a,.. 49, h,s ..he,a,s.,, ~ 1,,t1a f,r1,1 a,a
.Grihrh,s yal,sti,,n'' was founded not on value
the Assessor found 1t. Generally, its main fact-
ors wcro tho improvements of the tenant, which,
in some parts OF the North are the sole property
Of tho tenant Under the old Ulster custom. Yet.
two years ago. found that the proprietor Of
the West Of lresand who d. a' not charge o,s
looked on as Il .'ucccut landlord
IGrit1ith's va;uadon'' WAS made fifty years
ago, and was Published IN lSss II was made US
the valuation pi the farms ior cess or taxauGn pn
purposes, and. IS Mr. T. says. embraced the
vaiu9 OF me Improvements put On. on tae n9 lana iand
hy the tenant xcafv TS ase1aEe De rGnt ol cnr ana
l!elfast. and other Iarge. towns. , was Was
~ M nee s<aote ,nag acre }in "cnrn~ 10 ns
al aa ., ISnseF Iion Was ,hat of unsteE m es
eoi,9aV: taas y! u T. uas1ee ~, Ioooio, uno t ~ ~
conrauEht; His j., eStmste e5 1a Or, O. ~ 5ne
S 5Sa' The 1i preset rental Of Ireland on tSe !snd
lofa faGkurenL rs ~, sStenl, - HULL ~
ie oSsr"sc ren nr acre throhout Ieinster
vas vas Las. .zsu., anroueinuo -au1s.e'' u ~:
srnl'' "a ,hra,,chH,t fonum,1rht. IDS. 3i:d
In the countits, at tho same time. the
average OF rent trlnxed from Is. in Uonega1s and
lOs Sd. in Sligo ind Leitrim, to lGs in Antrim,
erick. II was Griffith g valuation which was so
nften ouotpd futtnv the recent discussion on
the Irish land ausstlon:.Ep']
1tathHhr1S AiNu IN tAAf.ha'D'
Rack-renting is almost universal Ia ireland.
secured Official returns OF fents from seventeen
1, amd 5.re Ia ontv onv n
America. They have never been published in
IreIand
sEali select ono or two illustrations OF rack
renting from each county to show tho unirer-
REDUCTIONS uro that Giadstone;s Land Court is
mnkinQ.
. fo,7Sry c,vAS.
+,,+,. re,,. r.,,,n;,e fr.,, t,ta COUNTY,
ca har9 rc9rn Itnrcnt ' odinr
M en- an e. ranta IN S
mh5 WI. ~, = ~, o9 ,,a gM ~ " =, sa Crowfrl
nhn mu e ac 'ann r i- ' t,o,,3 ~ n4fo ohi ~ r,h
cnnress Lynn r.tn1 n,, ,.a'na H., ao1,an1
~ no h.aae ~ .r ehe :. r;t
uu ore 81 is sn ~ MI f5s resnccfiveIx
ne5 a sr 81 enese aarv nnhce r pt
valuations M MMidow Earrsy, i9r '1stnnce' pay
1ng @lo iof noldna valuea ~ nt!,t% a' y. No -,
los. Al the improvements on these lanos "ero
made oy tne aenant Ihe ne ,hereass , IN scn, fep
resents tne tnx lerlcn oy tue lanoiofos Oh tnear
tenants industry ann expenditures
COUNTY DONEGAL.
rho renta, of Doneual has been raised s,nce
1sfa1 frnm E47 tx1 fn tsa;1 0N1 The increase aiso
ia hnscd excimsire,y m fte imnroyements made !
hv rha tounnts Two II i,nss ra1fnns vii s,f1cc T.,
SHOW bow this increase bus been made. rif-
fIrf,ss vuiuarton nf tha hnI1ln,' If Neal Me-
Tnuehiin fof whjcf u leslie aIcrantfcr is IandIorn
Is Eli md tho rnntai ia Iii IDS. The Govern
mani ynIuation nf Wil1n,n Dnnertv's :. holding,
~ three ncres II IN Totd Thornton. landlor1ii Is