Systems of Land Tenure in Various Countries: A Series of Essays Published Under the Sanction of the Cobden ClubMacmillan, 1870 - 420 pages |
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Page 11
... profit of the shopkeepers is very small . The district cannot support a market , and the people are obliged to travel a considerable distance for their supplies . The peasant finds it impossible to obtain any price for butter , eggs ...
... profit of the shopkeepers is very small . The district cannot support a market , and the people are obliged to travel a considerable distance for their supplies . The peasant finds it impossible to obtain any price for butter , eggs ...
Page 13
... profit to themselves . The resident gentry must have houses , offices , and gardens , which become part of the wealth of the country , and require masons , carpenters , and workmen of a superior description to make IRELAND . ] 13 IN ...
... profit to themselves . The resident gentry must have houses , offices , and gardens , which become part of the wealth of the country , and require masons , carpenters , and workmen of a superior description to make IRELAND . ] 13 IN ...
Page 17
... profits made by the company . What those profits are can only be known from the accounts , which are equally accessible to the nearest and the most distant pro- prietors . But land is something different ; it is more than a mere income ...
... profits made by the company . What those profits are can only be known from the accounts , which are equally accessible to the nearest and the most distant pro- prietors . But land is something different ; it is more than a mere income ...
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... could not pay . The solvent farmer , who hoped to cultivate the land skilfully , and to derive a profit from his industry , and skill , and capital , and to pay his rent punctually , had no chance C 2 IRELAND . ] 19 IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES .
... could not pay . The solvent farmer , who hoped to cultivate the land skilfully , and to derive a profit from his industry , and skill , and capital , and to pay his rent punctually , had no chance C 2 IRELAND . ] 19 IN VARIOUS COUNTRIES .
Page 21
... profit to be made by employing ill - paid labourers . And without skill , and capital , and freedom , and security , the employer cannot afford to pay fair wages . It may be said that , even for a tenant owing more rent than he could ...
... profit to be made by employing ill - paid labourers . And without skill , and capital , and freedom , and security , the employer cannot afford to pay fair wages . It may be said that , even for a tenant owing more rent than he could ...
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