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CHAPTER II 



CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SMALL HOLDINGS 

 MAY BE OBTAINED 



A PERSON who desires to obtain a Small 

 Holding must apply upon a form prepared for 

 the purpose to the Clerk of the Council of 

 the county in which he resides. Should he, 

 however, reside in a County Borough, he 

 must apply to the Town Clerk of that borough. 

 An applicant may be either male or female, 

 and conditionally upon his agreeing to culti- 

 vate his own holding he is not restricted to 

 class. It does not follow, however, from the 

 terms employed in the Act, that a small 

 holder is compelled to dig his land; he may 

 use it for poultry keeping or for live stock 

 of any kind; he may plant an orchard or con- 

 vert it into a garden for the production of 

 crops; he may grow what he likes; and he is 

 not restricted in the sale of his produce. 

 A prospective small holder, hov,ever, must 



