16 JULY 1887, Page 6

MR. ARNOLD-FORSTER ' S LAND SCHEME. [To THE EDITOR Or THE "e5 - ser.roa.1

Stn,—The only serious flaw you find in Mr. Arnold-Forster's scheme is that it would be necessary to fine the whole of Ireland by indirect taxation for the failure of any one portion of it to pay the quit-rent. The remedy is simple,—viz., to grant a rebate, in the form of a contribution to local taxation, to parishes or counties in which the arrears of quit-rent did not exceed a certain per-centage. There would thus be a premium on punctual pay ment.—I am, Sir, &c.,