Captain Hill's claim was for L1800 of arrears, long arrears too, and L400 of costs.

How much the people paid in under the Plan of Campaign nobody knows but Father M'Fadden.

But he is a clever _padre_, and he played Captain Hill till he finally gave up the costs, and settled for L1450." "And this sum represents what ?" "It represents in round numbers about two years' income from an estate in which Captain Hill's father must have invested, first and last, more nearly L40,000 than L20,000 of money that never came out of it." "That doesn't sound like a very good operation.

But isn't the question, Whether the tenants have earned this sum, such as it is, out of the land let to them by Captain Hill ?" "No, not exactly, I think.

You must remember there are some twelve hundred families living here on land bought with Lord George's money, and enjoying all the advantages which the place owes to his investment and his management, much more than to any labour or skill of theirs.