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some part of their living by ordinary agricultural work 

 are also entitled to be taken into consideration under this 

 Act. 



3 



In order to obtain a holding on the conditions laid 

 down by this Act the petitioner must 



(a) have the rights of v a native or naturalised person ; 



(b) have completed his 25th year, and, as a rule, not 



be more than 50 years of age ; 



(c) not have been found guilty before the Court of 



any act which is disgraceful in public report, 

 and for which he has not received honourable 

 satisfaction ; 



(d) not have received any parish relief, that has not 



been paid back or dispensed with according to 

 the Act of Parliament concerning public relief 

 of the poor, dated April 9, 1891, 35, 1st sec- 

 tion ; 



(e) have earned his living by agricultural work for 



at least four years after the completion of his 

 1 8th year (this paragraph, however, to be com- 

 pared with 2) ; 

 (/) produce a certificate from two reliable persons 

 who are fully acquainted with his circumstances, 

 and who consider him to be an industrious, 

 sober, and frugal person who may be held 

 capable of managing such a holding ; 

 (g) prove that he is the owner of such means as, 

 according to this law, will be necessary to en- 

 able him to take over the property (compare 



7 and 9) ; 

 (h) be unable out of his own resources to become 

 the possessor of a holding like to those defined 

 by this Act. 

 The petitioner must prove before the County Com- 

 mittee mentioned in 1 that he is fulfilling the above 

 conditions by the production of such papers of legitima- 



