266 WESTMORLAND AGRICULTURE, 1800— 1900 



The annual value of property rated to the Poor Rates :- 



A return was issued in 1897 showing, under the Agricultural 

 Rates Act, 1896, {a) the ratable value of agricultural land as defined 

 by that Act and {h) the ratable value of buildings and other heredita- 

 ments not being agricultural land. 



The expression " Agricultural Land " in the Act means " any 

 land used as arable, meadow, or pasture ground only, cottage gardens 

 exceeding one-quarter of an acre, market gardens, nursery grounds, 

 orchards or allotments, but does not include land occupied together 

 with a house as a park, gardens, other than as aforesaid, pleasure 

 grounds, or any land kept or preserved mainly or exclusively for 

 purposes of sport or recreation, or land used as a racecourse." 



The totals were, 20th July, 1896 : — 



