Limerick Farmers’ Club convened on Saturday and resonated with the call for significant Land Act reforms. Proposing the idea, Mr Robert Coll, J.P., advocated substituting the current fifteen-year judicial term with a shorter five-year term. He asserted that this adjustment would offer a chance to establish rents based on purchase prices, aligning with the agricultural sector’s downward trajectory. Mr Coll’s resolution also emphasized the need to revamp the Land Commission and revisit existing rates.

Mr William Halpin contributed to the discussion by attributing the plummeting prices to global factors, recounting instances of mutton and wheat being imported at significantly lower costs. Mr John Mclnerney, J.P., raised the issue of unsuccessful conciliation efforts due to landlords’ high demands. He suggested Irish members of parliament introduce a bill for compulsory land purchase. Responding to this, Mr Coll conveyed that tenants were already eager to purchase, obviating the need for compulsion from their perspective.

Kerry News – Wednesday 07 February 1906