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over ; but in a short time it was cleaned and 

 manured and producing valuable crops in ever- 

 increasing quantities. 



The prospects of the neighbouring village 

 were revolutionized by the arrival of these 

 small owners. Where distress and poverty 

 were widespread, comparative prosperity is 

 now apparent. Labour was at a discount, and 

 willing workers were compelled to leave the 

 district to seek employment elsewhere ; now 

 good labour is difficult to obtain, and an 

 industrious labourer can be sure of a living 

 wage. 



2. WiNTERSLOW.* 



{Major Poore — Landholders' Court, Limited.) 



Parish Councils had been suggested, but 

 were not yet formed, when Major Poore 

 undertook the organization of a species of 

 village parliament in Winterslow. The old 

 Frank-pledge system was taken for a basis. 

 The village consisted of about two hundred 

 families, who were divided into groups of ten. 

 Each group was called upon to appoint a 



* For another account of Winterslow see "Small 

 Moldings," L. Jebb, p. 179. 



