19 DECEMBER 1931, Page 18

TITHE.

[To the Editor of the SPECTAT0R.1

Sin,—Tithe Distraint sales are producing most undesirable results—especially. in East Anglia. Though on an averdge the present rate is quite justifiable, it is out of all proportion to landowners' profits from the land. A solution of the problem might be found if Q.A.B. were empowered to deduct 5 per cent, from all payments by them to incumbents and others, and add the same to the present long term redemption fund. Then in a short time all the tithe would lapse and the capital value of the land be much increased. The reduction would be a serious matter for many incumbents, but not nearly so serious as the present prospect is for landowners and especially for those who farm their own land.—! am, Sir, &c.,