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by a syndicate of Bath tradesmen, and resold in 

 lots to suit customers. 



Nearly the whole of it was disposed of in the 

 course of seven years in 120 lots ranging in size 

 from a few perches to 12 acres. 



Price. 



The farm was bought for 4,332 ; roadways were 

 set out, small waterworks constructed, and some 

 fences erected. The price paid by the subsequent 

 purchasers averaged 80 an acre. This included 

 free conveyance of land. If desired, payment was 

 allowed by quarterly instalments over periods up 

 to ten years. The profits made enabled the com- 

 pany to pay dividends of 6 per cent, to the share- 

 holders. 



Character of Purchasers. 



The lots were all taken up by artisans and work- 

 people living in Bath. In most cases they bought 

 a plot on which to build a house and have enough 

 garden to supply themselves with vegetables. There 

 are now about eighty houses on the place, and more 

 are being erected. Many of the plots were bought 

 in the first instance as building-sites, the owners 

 putting up houses and letting them. 



Whereas many of the holders sell their surplus 

 garden stuff, there are not many people using their 

 holdings for a living. There are a certain number 

 of market-gardeners earning a partial living on the 

 land, but I only found one man who could be said 

 to be living out of it altogether. 



