...elements in the same investigation ; and that having ascertained the laws which determine the rent paid for the use of ' the natural and inherent powers of the soil," he would leave it to others to trace and exhibit the influence of improvements, &c. We think he did...

...properly — ' that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid by the farmer to the landlord for the use of the •natural and inherent powers of the soil. ' If buildings have been erected on a farm, or if it has been enclosed, drained, or in any way improved,...

...is properly " that portion of the produce of the earth which is paid by the occupier to the landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil." The rent of a house or factory would not be all rent in the true sense of the term, for capital must...

...West, on the subject of rent, which I shall now explain. Rent is properly that portion of the produce paid for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil. In the first settlement of countries no rent is paid : in that of New Holland, for example, where there...

...into the Nature and Progress of Rent, by the Rev. TR Malthus, 1815. paid by the farmer to the landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil." If buildings have been erected on a farm, or if it has been inclosed, drained, or in any way improved,...

...Sfc.) 1. Rent. That portion of the produce of the earth which is paid by the farmer to the landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil. — p. 265. cost something in every case, from that of the handicraftapprentice, to that of the legal...

...Sfc.) 1. Rent. That portion of the produce of the earth which is paid by the farmer to the landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil. — p. 265. 2. Wages. The compensation paid to laborers in return for their services. — Essay on...

...following passage. " The rent of land properly so called, is the sum paid by a tenant to a landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil, and is entirely distinct from the sum which a tenant pays for the use of such buildings as may have...

...sterling,* and supposes that one half of this sum is paid for the use of capital, and the remainder for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil. We think, however, that it must now be evident to the reader, that the whole amount is paid for the...

...means that portion of the gross rent which may be supposed to be paid by the occupier to the landlord for the use of the natural and inherent powers of the soil, or the rent the farm would fetch supposing it were in a state of nature, and destitute of houses, fences,...