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Show PROSPERITY FOR IRELAND. Long Anticipated Land Bill Introduced In House of Commons. Tho Irish secretary Mr. Wyndham, introduced tho government's long anticipated an-ticipated Irish land hill In tho houso of commons Wednesday. It proposes a freo grant of $00,000 000 for tho purposes pur-poses of tho bill. The keen Interest felt In tnls now legislation, which It Is hoped will promoto poaco and contentment content-ment In Ireland, was evidenced by a crowded house. . The Irish land hill provides that tenants ten-ants shall pay 3 per cent Intorest on loans from the government, thnt untenanted un-tenanted fnrins nnd grazing lands will bo sold to neighboring tenants, and thnt threo commissioners will super-vlM) super-vlM) tho tales. Tho advance to tho tonnnts. through tho provisions of tho land bill nro llm'ted to $2 Rdfl in tho congested district nnd $5,000 elsewhere. else-where. The bill will beeoino offcetlvo November 1. Mr. Wj mlham said $750,-000.000 $750,-000.000 could safely be advanced on Irish land, but ho thniirht tho scliomo Would not Involvo $500,000,000. Tho Irish secretary explained that while tho maximum charge on Uso Rnsllah troasury would not excocd $1,957,000 In n slnglo year, the reduction In tho cost of tho administration of Ireland would amount to $1,250 000, |
