The Irish Land Bill

Gladstone's Irish land pnrcbase blll provides tbat a lanulord ho is desirots tü Bell bis property sluill apply to the state authority, the latter hall refer the applica'.ion thus made 10 ■ .auu coiuniisslon, which, aLter mak.ni; iuqiiiry, shall nx a prlce at whieh the propertv sball be sold unless the lanülürd aud tin: siate autboiity have previously eomu to au agrecnieiu. Jl Ihe iiudiorii objeets to the jirice fized by tlie cumoiission he may withdraiv liis applicatlon oa paying tbe costs. Whec a sale of propertv lias üeeu ellected the comm ssloa shall pay the creditors belore making any other üistrbution oL the purebase money. The ciiidoh ers tbe treasury to créate tbree classes oí permanent annuuities bearlng interest respcctively at 3, a'.j, uud 2}. per cent. and whlcb Bhall ba charge. 1 to tke imperial Consolidated liuul. Stnci rules are j rovided by the bill bieb lorbid tbe subdividinL' or &ubletting of a bolding so long as it is subject to any statu charges; but tne state autborltv is empowered to relax tbese rules wbcre be may thiuk it adylsable.