390 OBJECTIONS TO COMPULSION 



CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED 

 AMENDED LEGISLATION. 



The chief objections raised by those opposed to 

 any legislative reform in connection with the 

 creation of small holdings are concentrated on any 

 form of compulsion, and on any further extension 

 of Parish Council powers. 



The insertion of a compulsory clause in the 

 Small Holdings Act has already been considered, 

 and the arguments for it in connection with the 

 County Council were brought forward. 



Let us, now, further consider the proposals for 

 compulsion in connection with the proposed 

 suggestions for reform. 



The two chief points which are maintained by 

 the opposing side are : 



1. That landowners are willing to make voluntary 

 arrangements for the provision of land to public 

 bodies for the purpose of small holdings. 



2. That enough land comes naturally into the 

 market, and that a compulsory clause is therefore 

 unnecessary. 



It has already been shown how the largest 

 percentage of petitions failed through inability to 

 treat with the respective landowners. 



As regards the second point, it is certainly true 

 that land is continually in the market which might 

 be used with great advantage for small-holding 

 purposes. But the fact remains that it is not so 



