"NO RENTS" IN IRELAND.

Patea Mail, 19 April 1882, Page 3

"NO RENTS" IN IRELAND.

A letter'in tjie , ; Lbnd6ii TmeAhas the foil owing extract from a letter just received from’ Ireland : —“I ran over to Ireland for a cpuple' of days and happened to interview one of your tenants while standing at S ; ——’s door, smoking my pipe. . The result', may amuse you "and form a tale to he repeated by you in illustration ..ofjvhat hardhearted people we landlords are, : and how' we -screw, every' possible penny put of. our tenants. "3——^ ,l) Is the name;: of : your tenant,' an old man employed 1 hoeing the gravelpath atH , r MrjS——with/ a twinkle in. his.,eye, nudged me ; and said, addressing : him, Jbhilriy, howinuch land have yon in all ?’ ‘ Two acres, your honor,’ (Irish — 4. 6,, 3£ (English.);; ‘ And what rent do youpay ?’ ‘ Four pound, your honor.’ ‘ Did you get any reduction, Jphnny, last year;?’ ; ‘ Sure, your honor, th.oy.gave me £1 back.’ ‘So you only paid £3.’ ..‘Just- so.’ ‘Well, now, ; Johnny, we are all friends here ; just tell ua what you do with your land,' for you have no sheep or cattle ?’ ‘ I let ; it to Mr M-- to turn his cattle on it ?’ ‘ And what. rent do you charge him ?’ ‘ Five pounds, your honor.’ ‘Has he the whole of it; Johnny ?’ •■ ‘ No, your honor, I keep the house and a bit. of potato ground;’ ‘ Well, no\A, wheiAMr G ■• - rgftve y<nrback£l-:of your rentyldid you reduce Mr M : —- at all ?” : ‘ Divil a youivhonoiv’--