CONTENTS ix 



CHAPTER IX 



THE CBEATION OF SMALL HOLDINGS BY LEGISLATIVE 



ACTION 



PAGES 



Steps which led to the Small Holdings Act of 1892 

 Report of the Committee of 1890 Ownership or 

 Tenancy Compulsory Powers The Act of 1892 

 Results of the Act County Council Returns of 1895 

 and 1903 Small Holdings of the Holland County 

 Council Small Holdings of the Norfolk County 

 Council Small Holdings of the Hampshire County 

 Council Small Holdings of the Cambridgeshire 

 County Council Small Holdings of the Worcester- 

 shire County Council Building Scheme of the 

 Worcestershire County Council Summary of Con- 

 clusions on the Results of the Act Consideration of 

 Cases where Petitions were presented but no Land 

 was acquired County Council Deficiencies Reasons 

 for Failure Purchasing Bias of the Act Compulsory 

 Powers Difficulties from the Council's Point of View 

 Consideration of Cases where no Petitions have been 

 presented Advertising the Act Present Powers of 

 Local Bodies Proposals for Amended Legislation 

 Report of the Departmental Committee, 190$ 317 412 



CHAPTER X 



PRESENT-DAY EXPERIMENTS 



Small Holdings on Crown Lands The Burwell Small 



Holdings The Salvation Army's Scheme for Small 



,J Holdings at Boxted, Essex ' Land for the People, 



Limited' General Conclusions - - 413 440 



