Small Holdings 



rural population due to the working of the 

 Act is very small indeed, and in no way 

 commensurate with the time and trouble 

 devoted to the work. From the outset most 

 of the County Councils were determined, as 

 far as possible, to avoid building. They were 

 also very much averse to big schemes ; yet it 

 is the big scheme which admits of the, best 

 financial treatment, i.e. purchasing at the 

 cheapest rate per acre, equipping at the 

 lowest cost, and making the best provision 

 for the tenants. There are certain excep- 

 tions. Cheshire, for instance, has developed 

 small holdings under the colony system. 

 The results are interesting, as shown in the 

 following table : — 



Table XXII. 



Cheshire County Council. 



Four colonies aggregating 3070 acres. 



