[Footnote 204: A few old families have retained their titles, but many who would have the same justification for doing so have discontinued their use.] APPENDIX IV. THE PEASANT PROPRIETARY OF ROUMANIA. The precise terms and circumstances under which the peasant proprietary was formed in Roumania, as communicated to us by Prince Jon Ghika, are as follows:-- Before the 'Convention of Balta Liman' between Russia and Turkey, there were three classes of peasantry: 1. Those who possessed four beasts of burden and one cow. 2. " " " two " " " " 3. " " " one cow only. By the Convention above named each class was to receive the following land, to be paid for in certain cases by twenty-two days' labour, 1/10th of the harvest and 1/5th of the hay. CLASS 1.--(11 pogones, or 5-1/2 hectares), or about 14 acres, namely: 3 pogones = about 3-8/10 acres arable. 3 " = " 3-8/10 " hay. 5 " = " 6-4/10 " pasturage. CLASS 2.--7-8/10 pogones, or about 10 acres, viz.: 3-8/10 acres arable. 3-8/10 " pasturage. 2-8/10 " hay; and CLASS 3.--4-1/2 pogones, or about 5-1/2 acres, viz.: 3-8/10 acres arable. 1-2/10 " hay. 6/10 " pasturage. In 1864 these holdings, varying, therefore, from 5 to 14 acres, were converted into freeholds at about 2_l._ per acre, repayable (as stated in the text) in fifteen years, with 10 per cent. interest. Mr. White, our Minister at Bucarest, has favoured us with the following information on the same subject:-- The peasant heads of families who were endowed with land (in 1864) received freeholds: In Wallachia 279,684, averaging 9.1 English acres. " Moldavia 127,214 " 12.08 " " 406,898 holdings, average 10.6 " APPENDIX V. LIST OF WORKS. The following works, all of which have been consulted in the preparation of this treatise, deal either with the past history or present condition of Roumania. The words italicised are those used in the notes appended to the text, where also references will be found to other books and official reports, of which the titles are given in full. _Almanach de Gotha_. Justus Perthes, Gotha. 1882. 'Royaume de Roumanie,' pp. 898-907. Annual _Report of the Board of Trade_, 1880. _Aurelian_, Odobesco, and others (Commission princière). '_Notice_ sur la Roumanie.' Paris: A. Frank. 1867. _Aurelian_, '_Terra Nostra_.' Bucuresci, Tipografia Academiei Române. 1880. _Beaure et Mathorel_. 'La Roumanie.' Calmann-Lévy, Paris. 1878. _Cantacuzene_. 'Cenni sulla Romania.' (Roumanian Geographical Society.) 1875. _Carmen Sylva_ (the Queen of Roumania). 'Rumänische Dichtungen.' Leipzig: Friedrich. 1881.