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country has been reclaimed without the inter- 

 vention of ParHament. 



The results of the inclosures since 1845 pre- and re- 

 sults. 

 sent some interesting facts in regard to the 



subdivision of land, and the addition made to 

 the number of small landowners in the country, 

 and the public works of improvement carried 

 out under the process of inclosure, which are 

 worthy of record. This is altogether indepen- 

 dent of the individual and public advantages 

 arising from the reclamation and agricultural 

 improvement of the land itself. The 600,000 

 acres dealt with since 1845 have been divided 

 among 26,000 separate owners, in an average 

 proportion of 44^ acres to each lord of the 

 manor, 24 acres to each common-right owner, 

 and 10 acres to each purchaser of the lands 

 sold to defray part of the expenses. In many 

 cases the expenses were raised by rate among 

 the persons interested, but this was optional, 

 since such persons had the alternative of selling 

 a portion of the land for that purpose. With 

 that object 35,450 acres were sold, chiefly in 

 small lots, to 3,500 purchasers. The lords of the 



