ENGLISH & FOREIGN
PeBUTEB’S TELEGBAMS.] LONDON, April 7. Imperial Parliament. In the House of Commons to-day a Bill introduced by the Government for the amendment] of the Irish Land Laws, was laid on the table and read a first time. The measure provides for the erection of Courts of Law to fix rents, which shall thereafter remain unaltered for a period of fifteen years. The Courts will also undertake the regulation of land tenure and land sales. A commission will be appointed to make grants to facilitate emigration, to assist tenants to purchase their holdings, and to buy land from landholders who are willing to sell. It will bo optional with landlords and tenants to evoke the aid of the Courts. It is intended that the Act shall bo partially retrospective. The Markets. The total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £15,400,000. There is an active demand for most descriptions of Australian hides, and prices are one-eighth of a penny higher.
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Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2221, 9 April 1881, Page 3
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