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century these renewals were usually granted. I have 

 been unable to ascertain when new trusts cease to be 

 created ; but, it appears, that from 1864 onwards, the 

 system was somewhat discredited : renewals became 

 rare. As a result the trusts gradually expired, whilst 

 some were specifically abolished. The last trusts 



expired in 1895 120, 125 



1835 5 & 6 William IV, c. 50.^ These and some other 

 1858 21 & 22 Victoria, c. 98. statutes were passed in the 



1862 25 & 26 Victoria, c. 61. VXIXth century, directed 



1863 26 & 27 Victoria, c. 17. towards depriving the 

 1878 41 & 42 Victoria, c. 77. J parishes of the responsi- 

 bility for the repair of the roads, and vesting it in 

 Highway Boards. The statutes only came into effec- 

 tive operation in certain parts of England, possibly 



in one half 152, 155 



1888 51 & 52 Victoria, c. 41. Local Government Act : 

 placed the management of the main roads in the hands 



of the County Councils 160 



1894 56 & 57 Victoria, c. 73. Local Government Act : 

 placed the management of roads other than main roads 



in the hands of the District Councils 160 



The complicated legislation relating to roads and bridges 

 can be best studied from "The Story of the King's 

 Highway," by Sidney and Beatrice Webb (Longmans). 



IX. STATUTES RELATING TO HOUSING, 

 SMALL HOLDINGS, ETC. 



1589 31 Elizabeth, c. 7. Enacted (i) that no one was to 

 build a cottage or convert a building into a cottage 

 for workers on the land without allotting to it 4 acres 

 of land, and (2) that two families were not to occupy 



one cottage. This act was repealed in 1775 84 



J^Q 53 & 54 Victoria, c. 70. i Under the provisions of 

 1909 9 Edward VII, c. 44. \ these acts, cottages in rural 

 districts, as well as in towns, are subject to inspection. 

 The Rural District Council concerned has power to 

 order the landlord to put unhealthy cottages into 

 sanitary condition and to build new cottages 160 



