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Section 11.—Fifteen Years of Land Purchase.
Inquiry into the condition of tenants who had purchased their holdings under the Land Acts, 1881 to 1896— General prosperity with occasional failure—Causes and remedies 25—28
Section 12.—Irish Land Act, 1903.
Establishment of the Estates Commissioners—Purchase of "Estates" instead of separate holdings— The "Zones"— Bonus to Vendors on purchase money—Longer term -with reduced rate of annuity to tenants— Sale of untenanted lands—Powers of the Estates Commissioners with regard to improvements 28—30
Section 13.—Evicted Tenants Act, 1907.
Compulsory purchase for re-instatement of evicted tenants 30
Section 14.—Irish Land Act, 1909.
Causes—Development Grant broken down—Bonus percentage—New bonus rates an inducement to Vendors to sell at a low price—Finance in stock in lieu of cash—Option to Vendors to take Stock in cases still pending under the 1903 Act 31—32
Section 15.—Progress under the Land Purchase Acts.
Summary of proceedings under the various Land Purchase Acts 32—36
Section 16.—Congestion.
Economic and Uneconomic Holdings—Establishment and powers of the Congested Districts Board— Acts of 1893, 1894, 1896, 1901, 1903 36—41
Section 17.—The Labourers Acts.
Definition of agricultural labourer—Loans for cottages and allotments—Provisions of the Acts, 1883-1906 42—44
Section 18.—Miscellaneous.
Preservation of ancient monuments—Timber, turbary, mining and mineral rights—Sporting rights—Mortgages on purchased holdings—Sub-division and sub-letting—Compulsory Registration 44—48