Tenants Reinstated

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 18, 30 April 1903, Page 9

Tenants Reinstated

Tn view of the Land Purchase Bill recently introduced by the Government, it is worthy of special notice that some of the landlords of the Midleton district have seen the prudence of reinstating their evicted tenants. Early in March the cheering spectacle was witnessed of numbers of farmers ploughing up the land of an evicted tenant named Michael Hennessy, and also the extensive farm of another evicted tenant named Henry Hall both of whom have been recently restored to their holdings as a result of successful negotiations carried on for them by the Rev. J. Dennehy, Ballymacoda, with the

agent of the property, which is situated at BaUymacoda, near Midleton, the landlord being Sir Edward Synge Bart. Hall s holding contains about 115 acres, and was held before the eviction at a yearly rent of £137, one and a half year's rent being due. Under the settlement now effected an annual rent of £100 has been agreed upon pending the fixing of a fair rent, the notice of the Land Court to be issued by the tenant. In Hennessy s case the land comprises about 22 acres, held at the yearly rental of £17 2s. In lieu of the arrears due the landlord has agreed to accept one and a half year's rent, out of which a sum will be allocated by him for repairing the dwelling house on the land. Another tenant named Morrissey has been recently reinstated in his holding of land by the agent of his landlady, Mrs. Sadleir Jackson, the land being situated neaiv Midleton.