[W.

H.S.] 'Rent' here means 'land-revenue'.

Of course, under modern British administration the particulars of all tenures are known and recorded in great detail, 6.

Since the author wrote these remarks the legal position of cultivating proprietors and tenants has been largely modified by the pressure of population and a long course of legislation.

The Rent Acts, which began with Act x of 1859, are now numerous, and have been accompanied by a series of Land Revenue Acts, and many collateral enactments.