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
<Sixth>. That the lessees shall be bound to leave upon the subjects
hereby let a flock of Cheviot or black-faced ewes average quality,
and not less in number than six hundred of equal proportion one,
two, three, and four years of age, and shall be bound to hand
the same over to the proprietors at the end of this lease, at the
valuation of two persons to be mutually and specially chosen for
the purpose.
<Seventh>. That the lessees shall arrange that only one family
shall be in the occupation of each holding at the expiry of this
lease, and for at least one year prior thereto.
<Twelfth>, It is hereby stipulated and agreed on by the lessors and
lessees that this lease may be added to, altered, or modified, by
simple letters exchanged between or modifications be found
necessary in order to work out its different provisions and the
lease being of a nature new and untried in Shetland, that it shall be
interpreted as favourably as possible for the lessees, consistent
with already expressed intentions of the two parties.
RULES AND REGULATIONS to be entered into between the
LESSEES under the foregoing Lease and their SUB-TENANTS
referred to, and subscribed by the parties with special reference to
said Lease.
1. No sub-lease shall extend beyond the term of Martinmas
eighteen hundred and eighty.
2. Such local or other taxes as shall be levied upon tenants shall
be duly paid by the sub-tenants according to the amount of their
rents, or if advanced by the lessees shall be repaid to them by the
sub-tenants.
3. Only one family shall be allowed to occupy each holding.
4. The sub-tenants shall be bound to maintain, keep, and leave at
the end of their sub-leases in good tenantable condition, the houses
and all permanent improvements handed over or that may be
added during the existence of the sub lease.
5. The sub-tenants shall be bound to expend annually upon their
respective holdings, in such manner as may be pointed out by
the proprietor, or his factor improvements equal in value to the
amount of the annual rent. During the first five years of the
sub-lease, the lessees will allow annually an amount equal to one
half of such permanent improvements as may have been executed
in a satisfactory manner (said amount in no case to exceed one half
of the amount of rent), and the sub-tenants shall be bound to pay at
the rate of seven per cent. per annum on all advances so made
during the period of endurance of their sub-leases.
6. Every sub-tenant shall be bound to follow a six-shift rotation
of crops, according to the rules of good husbandry. During the first
three years, as it may be impossible to follow the rotation, the
sub-tenants are bound to follow such orders of cropping as may be
pointed out by the proprietors or their factor and the lessees.
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