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That it has, however, been a step in the right 

 direction is obvious from the fact that some of the 

 labourers seem now to regret having lost their 

 chance, and if another opportunity were offered, it 

 would probably meet with greater success. 



The fact that all the twelve holders have received 

 their title-deeds, and are now actual owners of the 

 land, has been a great object-lesson. 



COMPARISON OF REW, WINTERSLOW, AND 

 TWYFORD. 



THE NECESSITY OF LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. 



In comparing the nature of these three under- 

 takings and their respective results, one point 

 comes out very clearly. It will be remembered 

 that in the first chapter much stress was laid on 

 the necessity of local knowledge, and the reasons 

 were given why any attempt to create small 

 holdings would depend very much for its success on 

 its being handled with due regard to local require- 

 ments. The experiment at Winterslow stands out 

 conspicuously successful not only amongst the 

 three considered in this chapter, but as being the 

 one and only thoroughly successful attempt amongst 

 all those which have aimed at creating ownership 

 (if a 999 years' lease can be called ownership), as 

 distinguished from any form of tenancy. A com- 

 parison of the conditions under which these colonies 

 were established shows that in the case of Winter- 

 slow alone the scheme came as an answer to a well- 



