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Note on the operations of some Swiss land banks
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1888)
IN connection with two papers published in this Journal on
Continental Land Banks, the editors permit me to add a note as to
the operations of some of these banks for the year 1887.
On the valuation of real property for taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)
Thus in Ireland there are two different principles embodied in the Valuation Acts?one for the valuation of land, the other for the valuation of buildings; and the latter is the principle upon which the valuation of all ...
A description of the system of registration and transfer of land titles and securities in the Canton Vaud
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1890)
The introduction of a Land Transfer Bill for England, and of a Bill
to establish Local Registries of Title in Ireland, mark a distinct advance
in public opinion on this important question, which, though
often the subject ...
Recent statistics of French rural economy
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1889)
It is the practice in France to have, in addition to annual returns,
a general agricultural enquiry or census every ten years. The last
began in 1882, but its results were only published this year. This
delay, due to ...
On the valuation of property for taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)
In a former paper on valuation I mentioned the fact that in both England and Ireland large country houses are generally assessed at very low rates. This low rating, however, is not confined to country houses; there are ...
On the economic theory of rent
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1881)
In a recent number of the Contemporary Review, Professor Bonamy Price, under the title of ?What is Rent?? gave an explanation of rent, its ?nature? and ?character?. He limited his explanation to agricultural rent, which ...
The condition of small farmers in Ireland, and their position with reference to the land question
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)
The average size of farms in Ireland is so small that it may well be matter for wonder how the tenants upon them are able to pay any rent alter supporting themselves and their families. In 1866 the number of farms of the ...
Graduated taxation in Switzerland
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1887)
The object of this paper is to bring under the society's notice a law passed last year in the Canton Vaud, establishing a progressive property and income tax. Such a system of taxation has often been proposed for England, ...
On the valuation of real property for taxation
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)
In a paper read last session, I advocated the adoption in Ireland of the English system of assessing real property for taxation, so far as the ascertaining the annual value of the premises went, on the ground that the ...
An account of the manor of Kilmoon, and the copyhold tenure existing there
(Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 1879)
It is generally supposed that there are no copyhold lands in Ireland, though at one time they were not altogether unknown. The only mention of their existence in modern times, that I have found, is in Vance and Ferguson's ...