RE-RURALISING ENGLAND
A SMALL HOLDINGS BILL. ~.. i London, May 28. I lie Iligln Hon. L. Uaroourt intro« s uueed a Dill to extend, cheapen, and accelerate the machinery for providing. small holdings and allotments in Enehiud and Wales., County Councils are empowered to icquire laud compulsorily l,y purchase or leaso, sub-letting such laud us allotments or small holdings, and creating 3. class of municipal occupiers. A Commissioner under the Board of Agriculture is empowered to act when' ihe local authorities faiL When ueco<mry the purchasing or selling price shall be fixed by arbitration. Local loans shall he repayable in 80 years. The Treasury contributes £IOO,OOO in the first year. Small holdings are not to exceed fifty acres and allotments may bo Increased from one to five. ' Mr Hnreourt said the Bill would not *ct up dual ownership or confer on <ho tenantry a saleable tenant right. He did not believe compulsion would lie widely resorted to. The Eight Hon. W. H. Long opposed compulsory hiring. Mr Jesse Collings thought it would be a mistake to keep small holders in '.he position of tenants. The Bill was read a first time.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 30 May 1907, Page 2
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