This Act enables the Government to give free grants of one year's rent for the discharge of arrears where the valuation of the holding was under £30. Tenants whose holdings were valued at a sum not exceeding £50 could, however, conjointly with their landlords, apply for advance to be made to the landlord, in discharge of arrears, under the 16th section of the Act. Advances so made become a rent-charge for 35 years, charged upon the holding, and declared to be so by Order of the Land Commission. Only 1,090 such applications were made, of which 994 were granted. The number of joint applications under the 1st section of the Arrears of Rent Act (free grants) was 95,452. The number of separate applications was 40,545. In all, 135,997. The number granted was 129,952, and the number disallowed, or withdrawn, 6,045. The amount ordered to be paid was £812,821 4s. 6d. Under sub-section 1, section 1 of this Act, it was necessary (to be entitled to a grant) that a year's rent, in respect of the year 1881, should have been paid or satisfied not later than the 30th November, 1882. Here, then, an arrear of £1,624,262 9s. 0d., two years' rental from the suspense ledger of bad debts, was paid up in full by an Act for the Relief of the Poor —of the Irish Landlords I We quote from the Report: "There were two classes of applications to be dealt with; under the 1st section of the Act, joint applications by landlord and tenant, and separate applications by the tenant alone. Joint page 136 applications were, of course, the easiest, to dispose of, but in the beginning of November it became evident that in a great many separate applications it was necessary to use the utmost exertions, so that we might be enabled to make orders discharging arrears without delay. The most pressing cases were those where the tenant having been evicted, the time for redemption was running out. Cases, also, in which tenants had to apply for writs of restitution were of great urgency." And yet landlords speak of the felony of Mr. Gladstone's Irish legislation!