EFFECT OF LAND AGITATION.
A London special cablegram,of May 3rd, says there is a very general movement among large English landowners to break the force of the pending agitation to which the labors of Hejtoy Geokge have given such an impetus by making important reductions m rent. The laiest landed proprietor who is making a movo m this direction is the young Earl of Scarborough, who owns immense tracts of fen lands m Lincolnshire, and large estates on the Isle of Wight. He has announced to his tenants a voluntary reduction of 15 per cent for the nevt five years. It is estimated that this concession will reduce his income by about £3000 per annum, but he will still receive al>out £20,000 a year. The majority of landowners have adopted Scarborough's course during the last 18 months.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 159, 3 June 1884, Page 2
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137EFFECT OF LAND AGITATION. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 159, 3 June 1884, Page 2
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