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country has been reclaimed without ttye/ inter'-' .y , , 



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The results of the inclosures since 1845 pre- 4*?- 



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sent some interesting facts in regard to the 

 subdivision of land, and the addition made to 

 the number of small landowners in the country, 

 and the public works of improvement carried 

 out under the process of inclosure, which are 

 worthy of record. This is altogether indepen- 

 dent of the individual and public advantages 

 arising from the reclamation and agricultural 

 improvement of the land itself. The 600,000 

 acres dealt with since 1845 have been divided 

 among 26,000 separate owners, in an average 

 proportion, according to their rights, of 44^ 

 acres to each lord of the manor, and of 24 acres 

 to each common-right owner ; and, of the lands 

 sold to defray part of the expenses, 10 acres to 

 each purchaser. In many cases the expenses 

 were raised by rate among the persons inte- 

 rested, but this was optional, since such persons 

 had the alternative of selling a portion of the 

 land for that purpose. With that object 35,450 

 acres were sold, chiefly in small lots, to 3,500 



