Second Shetland Truck System ReportGuthrie, William
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Second Shetland Truck System Report
Guthrie, William
Labor law -- Truck system -- History -- England; Shetland (Scotland) -- History
1. The proprietor reserves--(1.) All mines and minerals, limestone
and stone quarries, marl and clay, in his lands, with full power to
work the same. (2.) All shell-fish, and especially mussels and
mussel scawps, and all shell-sand on the shores of his lands, with
sole and exclusive power to take and use the same. (3.) All game
and rabbits on his lands, and sole right to take and kill the same,
with full power to enter on and use his lands for that purpose. (4.)
All lochs and burns, with power to drain the lochs, and divert
the course of the burns, the proprietor making compensation for
damage by any of his said operations; and the tenant being entitled
to take and use, for his own purposes only, the limestone, stone
quarries, marl and clay in the lands occupied by him, and the
shell-fish, mussels, and shell-sand on the shores thereof, subject
always to such rules and restrictions as the proprietor may
establish or prescribe in regard to any or all of these matters.
2. The proprietor reserves the heritors' share of all ca'ing whales
killed or stranded on the shores of his lands; and every tenant, on
behalf of himself, and all in family with him, acknowledges the
proprietor's right to one-third of such whales.
3. The landlord reserves to himself all tang and other sea-weed,
growing and drift, with power to enter upon all his lands, and use
the same for the purpose of manufacturing the same, without
making any compensation to the tenants therefor; but the tenants
shall be entitled to take such tang and sea-weed as they may
require for manure.
4. The proprietor reserves full power -- (l.) To redivide his
enclosed lands, to the effect of placing the lands of each tenant
in one or more portions, and in a different place or places from
where they may have previously lain. (2.) To regulate and control
the use of the town mails, grass, and arable lands, by placing
restrictions on the tenants in the keeping of swine, geese, or
otherwise. (3.) To enclose or otherwise withdraw from the
scattalds such portions, not exceeding one-fourth of each scattald,
to be judged of as at the date of each tack, as he may deem proper.
(4.) To regulate the amount of sheep and horse stock to be kept by
each tenant on the scattald, so that each tenant shall have an
amount of pasturage proportionate to his rent. (5.) To limit the
number of swine and geese to be kept by each tenant on the
scattald, and, if he sees fit, to prohibit the tenants from turning
loose or keeping swine or geese on the scattalds altogether, and,
where allowing of such stocks, to place the keeping of them
under such regulations as he deems proper.
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