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the disadvantages attending the above considera- 

 tions, it leads one to suppose that a still better 

 result could be obtained under more favourable 

 conditions, such as would be afforded by facilities 

 for obtaining working capital on easy terms, and 

 for providing housing accommodation on the land 

 itself. 



SMALL HOLDINGS OF THE NORFOLK 

 SMALL HOLDINGS ASSOCIATION. 



There are now four colonies of small holdings 

 established in the west of Norfolk. 



Three of them viz., at Swaffham, Whissonsett, 

 and Watton were established by the Norfolk 

 Small Holdings Association in 1900 ; and the 

 fourth, at Nordelph, was created by the Norfolk 

 County Council in 1904. 



Origin of the Norfolk Small Holdings 

 Association. 



The formation of the Association was suggested 

 to certain Norfolk gentlemen by the success of the 

 Lincolnshire Small Holdings Association. In 1900 

 a syndicate was formed for the purpose of acquiring 

 land, of which Mr. Winfrey is chairman and 

 Mr. A. Jermyn of King's Lynn honorary secretary. 

 As it was not found possible to rent land for the 

 purpose, three farms were bought at the places 

 mentioned above, making a total purchase of 

 338 acres, at a cost of 8,600 inclusive of enfran- 



