Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-05-04
THE IRISH LAND ACT.
Messrs. Healy and ParneIPs Pro-
posed Amendments to the
Act of 1891

| posed Amendments to the
| Act of 1881.
London Times
Mr.. Healy, M. p, with the assistance
of Mr.. Parnell, NJ. p, has drafted a
bill to amend the land act of 1881, and
embodying the principles which, as
they contend, can alone make the
measure valuable. The amending bill,
which it is intended to introduce dur
Ing the present session, contains fifteen
clauses, to some of which there are
several sub-sections. 1t is provided by
the first clause that where, under the
existing act, an application has been
made to Tx fair rent, the judicial
rent shall be deemed to be payable by
the tenant from the rent cay next
succeeding the application made to the
court, and that the statutory term
shall run and be computed from the
same rent day. But this clause is not
to apply to cases where the applicat on
or the order has been made at the first
sitting OF the land courts, or the order
takes effect from the first day of the
operation of the act of 1881. The
question of proceedings for the recov-
cry or arrears of rent pending the
settlement of a judicial rent is dealt
with by proposal that the court may
order the suspension of such proceed
ings pending the fixing of a judicial
rent, and that rents becoming due
while applications to the land court
are awaiting hearing or settlement
shall be paid on the annual value of
the holding "as valued under the acts
relating to the valuation of rateable
property in Ireland"-that is to say,
Grifith's valuation. improvements are
to be defined to mean "any work or
agricultural operation executed on a
holding which, being executed, adds
to the letting value of the holding; or
any expenditure of labor or capital on
holding which adds to the letting
value thereof" The court is also to
ascertain what improvements have
been made by the tenant or his pre-.
decessors in title for which he Or they
have not been paid or compensated
otherwise by the landlord or his pre-
decessor in title. It shall estimate the
increase of the letting value resulting
from such improvements, and such in-
crease shall be deemed the property of
the tenant, and no rent is to be allowed
or made payable on account or in con.
sequence thereof. Several sub-sections
give directions as to the Interpretation
of this proposal. The tenants enjoy.
ment Of improvements executed by
him, the fOrbearance of the landlord to
increase the rent or to evict, are not
to be deemed as compensation, and it
is expressly provided that the portion
of the act Of 1881 permitting the con.
sideration of the advantages of the i'm
provement mentioned in the fourth
section shall be repealed. Unless
proved to the contrary, improvements
are to be deemed to have been made
by the tenant. The future judicial
rents for statutory terms are not to ex-
coed the judicial rents for the preceding
statutory terms, except in respect of
capital expended by the landlord on
the holding since the commencement
OF the next preceding term, or increase
OF value from other circumstances than
tenants Improvements Predecessors
in title may mean predecessors in oc-
cupancy. Leaseholders may curing
the existence of their leases apply
to have judicial rent fixed,
and the rent so fixed shall ar
ply as if the tenancy were a yearly one.
In the case of tenants in arrears. and
occupying holdings of $50, Grifith's
valuation, the land commissioner may,
if the tenant can pay Grifith's valua-
ton or the years rent due on the next
rent day succeeding the 22l day Of
August next, grant to the landlord one
years arrears Of rent of the holding,
If it does not exceed one-half of the
arrears due. The payment or tender
OF the amount so granted shall be
deemed payment of all arrears. When.
ever tie landlord agrees to reinstate a
tenant evicted since the 1st of May,
1880. this proposal is to apply as if
the tenant had not been evicted. Ten
ants wishin to redeem in order to
take advantage of the amended act
are to be allowed three months after
it comes into operation. No grants
under this section in payment of ar
rears are to be paid after the 31st of
December, 1883, and within three
months after that date the commission
eIs are to report to the lord lieutenant.
setting forth the nature and extent of
the grants made. In extension of the
purchase system it is proposed to give
the land commissioners power to adj
vance the whole Of the principal sum
required to the purchasing occupier on
satisfactory security, and the same
power in the case of estates purchased
by the commissioners, and resold to
tenants. Landlords who are limited
owners are provided for by enabling
them to apply to the court of chancery
70 have their interest settled, and the
amount thereof paid over.
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