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period not exceeding sixty years, or for the 

 lesser period of fifty years, from the PubUc 

 Works Loan Commissioners. The latter 

 course is recommended by the Board of 

 Agriculture owing to the probably lower rate 

 of interest. The sum charged by the Com- 

 missioners at the present time is 3| per cent, 

 for loans for a term not exceeding thirty years, 

 or 3| per cent, for loans obtained for a period 

 between thirty and fifty years. A Parish 

 Council can raise money for general expenses 

 in providing allotments not exceeding a rate 

 of 3d. in the £, or, with the consent of the 

 Parish Meeting, of 6d. in the £. These general 

 expenses appear to include any annual charge, 

 whether of principal or interest, in respect of 

 any loan. When a Council provides allot- 

 ments it may provide regulations dealing 

 with the terms and conditions of their 

 tenancy, but these regulations must be con- 

 firmed by the Board of Agriculture. The 

 Council must also keep accounts showing 

 the receipts and expenditure under the 

 Allotments Act, together with the register 

 showing details of the tenancy, acreage, 

 and rent of every allotment, whether less 

 or not. 



A Council may also acquire common 



