APPENDIX 343 



ALLOTMENTS AND SMALL HOLDINGS 

 CLUBS 



The following are the rules in force in the Provident 

 Allotments and Small Holdings Clubs, which have been 

 established in South Lincolnshire and Norfolk: 



OBJECT. 



That persons desirous of obtaining land for Allotments and 

 Small Holdings may assist each other by combination and organi- 

 zation 



1. By treating collectively with local authorities. 



2. By hiring land of private owners. 



3. By holding a reserve fund, if necessary, as security 



for rent. 



4. By holding funds to meet tenant-right, or to provide seed 



and manures. 



CONSTITUTION. 



The officers shall consist of a Treasurer, Secretary, and Execu- 

 tive Committee of not less than seven members. The Treasurer 

 shall be elected triennially, the Secretary and the Committee 

 annually. 



Treasurer. The Treasurer shall receive monthly payments 

 from the Secretary, and place the same in the 

 bank when the amount in his hands reaches 



& 



Secretary. The Secretary shall collect the subscriptions, 



conduct the correspondence, and act generally 

 under the orders of the Committee at a fixed 

 salary. 



The Committee. The Executive Committee shall be members of 

 the Club, who shall control and direct the 

 general business, always provided (i) That 

 before taking land directly or indirectly they 

 shall consult a general meeting of the members 



