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at a loss. Others made no secret of the fact that 

 they could not be bothered with holdings at such 

 a distance after a day's work. 



It is noticeable, however, that many of them 

 hold parish allotments nearer the village, where 

 they pay 4 an acre rent, with no prospect of ever 

 becoming owners of the land. 



GENERAL CONCLUSIONS. 



Looked at from one point of view, the under- 

 taking does not seem to be an eminent success. 

 It must be admitted that the land in the long run 

 has not got into the hands of those whom it was 

 primarily intended to benefit, and the twenty-two 

 lots have now been absorbed into twelve. 



But it must be remembered that there were 

 none of the conditions which experience in other 

 places shows are necessary factors to success. 



1. There was no particular demand for land 

 amongst the labourers. 



2. There was no natural opening for any 

 particular cultivation suitable for small holdings 

 in the market-garden line. 



3. The soil not being particularly good, it would 

 require rather a large acreage for a holding sufficient 

 for a man to maintain a family, and there were not 

 many such in the neighbourhood, for which these 

 smaller lots could have been looked upon as 

 stepping-stones. 



4. It was quite a new thing in the district, and 

 therefore people looked askance at it. 



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