| Title: | Comparative Value of Land in Ireland and Canada |
|---|---|
| ID | 844 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Donalson, John A/30 |
| Year | 1862 |
| Sender | Donaldson, John A. |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | emigration agent |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Editor of the Belfast News-Letter |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | business |
| Source | The Belfast News-Letter, Wednesday, 12 March, 1862 |
| Archive | The Central Library, Belfast |
| Doc. No. | 102325 |
| Date | 12/03/1862 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | LET |
| Log | Document added by LT, 19:02:01. |
| Word Count | 283 |
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| Note | |
| Transcript | COMPARATIVE VALUE OF LAND IN IRELAND AND CANADA. To The Editor of the Belfast News-Letter. Dear Sir - In your issue of yesterday I was not a little surprised at the sale of what is called a farm of land in the County Down, near Newry, containing sixteen acres, which brought the enormous sum of ÷1,008 sterling, subject to a rental of ÷18 4s 4d per annum - over a pound an acre - on lease, at that, and, no doubt, a round sum for taxes. In Canada, near London, Woodstock, Beechhill, Paris, Ingor, Soll, or any of the large fine market towns West of Hamilton, C.W., [Canada West?] in one of the finest farming districts of the country, one hundred acres, with eighty cleared free from stumps, in a high state of cultivation, capable of producing as much grain of any kind per acre as any land in Ireland; good dwelling-houses, barns (capable of holding all the crops grown on the farm), well watered, fenced, and near a good market, the remaining twenty acres of woodland affording ample fire-wood and timber to renew the fences from year to year, could be bought for the sum of ÷1,000, ÷500 down, the remainder in five equal annual instalments, with interest at 6 per cent. per annum, in fee-simple, and no rent after the purchase is made, and perhaps ÷3 will cover the whole amount of taxes yearly. Price per bushel of all kinds of grain is regulated by the English market, less the transportation, which is very small when the difference between currency and sterling is taken into account. The prosperous state of the country, with land at such reasonable rates, offers great inducements to parties with moderate means, and especially those who may have large families coming on. John A. Donaldson, Canadian Government Emigration Agent, Plough Hotel, Belfast. |
