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THE IRISH LANP BILL.
London, March 6.
In the Hohse of Commona the Chief
Secretary for Ireland; 'the Bight Hon.
John Morlqy, has introduced his long-'
promised Irish Land Bill,
The measure is to a large extent based
upon the recommendations of the Com
mittee appointed last year to enquire
in'o and report upon the principles
and practices of the Irish Land Com
missioners and County Court Judges
in carrying' out the fair-rent and free-'
sale provisions of the Land Acts of 1870; '
1881, and 1887, and of the Redemption
of Rent Act of 1891, and to suggest such
improvements in law or practice as they
deemed desirable.'
Under the provisions of the Bill all '
improvements on the land made since
1850 are to be regarded as belongiug to
the- tenant unlesB otherwise provided.
The measure vests absolutely in the
tenants the ownership of their own im
provements, upon which no rent is
to be chargeable. It fixes the dura
tion of judicial rents at ten
years, and repeals the landlord's right
of pre-emption where the tenant has e'old '
his right of holding after a lapse of two
years. No more than two years' arrears
of rent are recoverable at law.
The measure also includes provision
for the application of the voluntary'
principle in the case of a landlord and'an'
evicted tenant, and- enableB. evicted
tenantB to purchase their holdings by
means of Government loans.
The Bill haB passed its first reading.
The McOarthyite section of the Irish.
Home Rulers accept the measure.
The Opposition have not yet decided
what shall be their attitude in regard to it.
The Times strongly condemns the
measure.
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