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this purpose an advance could be obtained, if 

 required, up to £500 for any holding of ten 

 acres or over in area, the only stipulation 

 being that plans and specifications should be 

 approved. As in the case of the land, loans 

 are for a period of not longer than thirty-five 

 years, and the terms of repayment calculated 

 on the same basis. A considerable amount 

 of capital was in the possession of most of the 

 successful applicants to commence with, some 

 of them having sufficient in hand to enable a 

 greater sum than £500 to be spent on their 

 house and buildings. 



A horse common and cow common are 

 features of the scheme. Each purchaser of a 

 holding of ten acres or over acquired with his 

 freehold grazing rights for one horse and one 

 cow. The area of the two commons is about 

 twenty-nine acres. 



The village of Maulden lies to the east of 

 Ampthill and ten miles south of Bedford. 

 The scheme attracted great attention, and a 

 very large number of applications were received, 

 as many as six hundred being mentioned. No 

 advertisements were issued. All applications 

 were considered, but preference was given to 



