Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15

principal object of the proposed amend
,4ent Tor he has decl ned to consider any
proposition for the sale OF his lands. But
the house of lords refused to concur in
any such amendment for the ent1 e coun-
try, but compromised on the compulsory
sale of estates and unoccupied land In
what is known as the congested districts,
which consist of Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim,
Roscommon, Mayo. Galway and Kerry
counties and ce. tain districts In County
Glare and County Cork.
Land by Condemnation.
In case that the congested districts
board consider it necessary or expedient
TO acquire lands in the counties named
and the owner refuses to sell. they are
to publish in the Dublin Gazette notice
of intention to purchase, with a descrip-
ton of the land and the price offered. A
copy of this notice must be served upon
all persons known or believed to be in
terested, and after the prescribed time
they may apply to judicial commission
er for an order TO purchase the land. The
Jwner of the property may appeal to the
court of appeals, which shall determine
whether the price offered is a fair value
of the prope. ty, but the court has no
power TO prevent the purchase After
the final determination of all questions
arising, if the owner shall still decline
. SELL the conEested districts board Is
authorized to deposit the purchase money
- his credit in the Bank of Ireland.
where il will draw 3 per cent interest
until he changes his mind and accepts the
situation. The compulsory section of the
bill is absolute, and no court can inter-
fere. except as stated TO guarantee that
the price is fair and the boundaries are
&C -urately described.
The congested districts board is en-
larged by the addition or the cnief secre-
tary. the undersecretary TO the lord
lieutenant, the vice president Of the de-
partment of agriculture and nine members
to be appointed by his majesty, who shall
serve without pay. There are also two
paid managers. also appointed by the
king, to hold Office at his pleasure, with
an annual salary of $1,000. but they can
not be removed except upon an order
in council" and such order must be laid
before both houses OF parliament for
forty days before it becomes effective.
Board to Erect Buildings.
The annual appropriation for the use
of the congested districts board is here
after to be f16o. 100 (Which Is equivalent
to about $4,000. to he used for the pur-
pose of purchasing fertile farms for fami-
lies who are living among the inhospitable
rocks of the west coast of Ireland, where
there is no soil for cultivation. The board
IS aufnorlZeo 10 erect cottages, anu sucH
outbuildings as may be necessary, to pro-
vide implements, live stock and seed and
to establish the family in comfortable cir
cumstances. An account is to be kept of
all the expenses thus incurred. including
the value of the land. and that becomes
a lien upon the property to be repaid in
~ixty-eight years in annual installments
with interest at three per cent. Already
several millions of dollars has been ex-
/ pended in this way, and thousands of
| families whose ancestors have struggled
| for existence upon the rocky moors have
| been comfortably established where they
are able to make good living with a
minimum of labor.
| The funds of the congested districts
board are also to be used in assisting
the fishermen on the coast in the develop
ment of forestry. In the breeding of live
stock and poultry and in such other ways
as shall be deemed advisable to relieve
/ the sufferings of the inhabitants and place