THE IRISH LAND PROBLEM.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]
SIR,—In your article on "The Irish Land Problem" in the Spectator of February 28th I see you suggest that the Government should reserve the shooting rights to the State. These rights are not included in what the tenants now pay rent for, nor do they pass to the tenant who buys under the Ashbourne Act. It would be interesting to know if your suggestion is that the British taxpayer should pay a further sum in purchase of these rights, or if " reserving " is merely a euphuism for confiscating.—I am, Sir, &c.,
G. D.
[The new Act is not, we understand, to be compulsory, but voluntary ; and one of the conditions on which the State offers the money to buy out the landlord should be the passing of the sporting rights and manceuvring rights to the State.—ED. Spectator.]
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