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28 sold off the holding within the last two years of the tenancy or other less time for which the tenancy has endured, except as far as a proper return of manure to the holding has been made in respect of such produce sold off.

No notice need be given to landlord, and no consent is required from landlord, before tenant executes any improvement under this class.

Tenants under a custom which now enables them to claim against an incoming tenant for manures, &c., should consider Sec. 60 before studying those others relating to this class. Tenants under a custom will then learn, that if they adopt this Act they will lose none of their present rights against an incoming tenant; but they will gain against a landlord rights which they never before have had.

N.B.—There is no claim against both in respect of the same matter.

It is submitted, after careful consideration, that the tenant under a custom, although he loses nothing by adopting these sections, yet he gains but very little. The sections it would appear were framed for those—

Tenants who are not under any custom as to repayment for manures, &c. This Act gives such tenants a claim against their landlords under the following circumstances:—