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or female. The Board of Agriculture explains 

 the term 'labouring population' as including 

 all persons whose main occupation involves 

 manual labour. If, however, an applicant 

 does not belong to the labouring population, 

 and requires more than an acre, he can 

 make an application to the County Council 

 under the Small Holdings Act, as suggested 

 above. 



Although Councils are not compelled to 

 provide allotments extending to more than 

 one acre, they may provide them up to five 

 acres. Where, therefore, a Council declines 

 to provide a larger area than one acre, the 

 applicant must apply to the County Council 

 under the Small Holdings Act. Should a 

 Parish Meeting or District Council, however, 

 fail to satisfy the demands of those who 

 require allotments, they may inform tlie 

 County Council, who are empowered to provide 

 allotments up to one acre at the expense of 

 the defaulting authority. Should the County 

 Council fail in the same way, the applicant 

 may apply to the Board of Agriculture for 

 redress. The local authorities already named 

 have power to erect dwelling-houses for 

 applicants of one acre and upwards. They 

 can either purchase or hire land for allotment 



