IN SCOTLAND.

89

The amount, however, of the valued rent in each county isknown, as well as the manner in which it is at present appor-tioned among the different proprietors; and on these data,the following table has beep constructed. In it, estates aredivided into four classes. The first class consists of those whichexceed L. 2000 of valued rent; the second of estates fromL- 2000 to L. 500, both inclusive ; the third, of estates thatare below L. 500, without including town or burgage proper-ty in houses, and exclusive likewise of small feuars, or portion-ers ; and the fourth class, of such lands as belong to publicbodies, as corporations, hospitals and the like.

Tabular View of the Landed Estates in Scotland , estimated ac-cording to their valued rent.

Classes.

Descriptions of the Estates.

NO. of Proprietors.

i.

Large properties, or estates above

L. 2000 of valued rent.

396

2.

Middling properties, or estatesfrom L. 2000 to L. 500 of va-

lued rent, ...

1077

3.

Small properties, or estates under

L. 500 of valued rent,.

6181

4.

Estates belonging to corporate bo-

dies, .....

144

Total,

7798

A more particular account of these several classes, in eachcounty respectively, and information regarding the amount ofthe real rent in Sterling money, compared to the valued rent,in Scotch money, together with an estimate of the extent ofproperty held by corporations, and under the fetters of strictentail, will be found in the annexed tables A and B, drawnup from the best information that could be procured, regardsing points of such extent and intricacy.