SEPTEMBER 27, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE, 
171 
| н OF THE LAW RELATING 
| TO ALLOTMENTS, 
Circular Letter to the London County C. 
the Councils of Boroughs, Metropolitan E M 
Urban Districts 
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, 
SIR, — 
ALLO 
1. I am directed X е “President of th 
of Agriculture and Fisheries call фе. тап 
attention of your Council to ne. 
law relating to allotments whic 
the Land rii apes 
came into о 
are contained 
(Facilities) Act, 1919, whi БК 
eration on the 19th Augus st. 
F LAND. 
to acquire land com- 
ACQUIS: 
owers of ne 
acant possession of 
е ӨР ыр A 6 EDANA a) “the 
the Surveyors’ Institution (section 2 
: The provisions obtaining early pos- 
Кт of nd &pply, in м7 not only to land 
which is acquired Ee om d but also to land which 
has been agreed to be a Ive reg i ony d the 
ion of 
order f 
cy serra Е не: 
ssi 
notice to treat 
to above 
MXN land for 
rapid ege Failing 
agreement it will ns be necessar. uncil 
compulsory h A pe Mes 8 
а the Council can 
advantages of the ement. It provides a 
and pr rofitable oveupation, or a spirit of 
Em and goodwill and doe: uch to allay in- 
dustrial est and ле 
. Ав ox gen neral rule ‘a capital value of land 
to permit of the purchaes 
Councils will 
s (if any) caused to the 
а the. terms and conditions of 
p 
f a compulsory hiring tenancy the landlord 
a Sardat ВЕ of the — but the arbi- 
directed not to take into ant any in- 
dm fhe-value of the jemd dme ЫС 
out by the Council in 
t of ich th: could claim compensa- 
tion on PSTOE MON 
any use 7 ‘land might be put, 
being a use in respect of which the landlord 
an 
> “for the purpose. 
‘17: The 
can resume possession, é.g., building, mining, 
b; other Де жешп pipoa or 
(c) due to the establishment by the Moi pd of 
e the terms of hiring too onerous, the 
e i e compulsory order for re- 
value which the Чагы. 
п ї 
out any prospecti 
ane possess for ‘Duilding, на or other pee ges ү 
purposes, but subject to the lan 
se if he satisfies the Boar 
the land for such purposes. 
11. it should be ‘noted that the absolute exemption 
from compulsory Soak n е Боор of 50 acres 
or less has been repealed by Act and that 
Councils will im future be ie ‘to 
acqu 
dlord’s right of 
ard that [i Зу ыш 
for allotment purposes prov: 
they are ЕО that the holding is not the prin- 
ора means of livelihood of the occupier (section 16 
ASSESSMENT ' OF COMPENSATION RESPECT ОР 
COMPULSORY Acgorsttiox. 
12. Under the Acquisition of Land (Assessment of 
m lA DERE Act, 1919, which came into operation 
on р 
il 
consisting of the Lord © 
the Rolls, and the "Proident. of uM prods "nett 
tion, and the selection of the official arbitrator 
will act in any particular case will be pethi E 
ru nce Com 
Commissioners of Inland 
agreed on between the parties, 
for the appointment of an official arbitra! 
Duty n A aus AUTHORITIES TO PROVIDE postea 
D. der section r^ Ld the Small Holdings and 
Allo! н 1908, ended by the Land Е ене 
ment КТЕ ‘Act, EON it is the ry duty 
of all Bor ough and Urban District C 
cient number of allotments to ien the demand 
rom residents in the Borough or Urban District so 
far as this is practicable Sap regard to the finan- 
eial is yb a imposed by section 25 (3) of the Act of 
the Act if Шише the obligation was co riim 
repeals "afe ыр, in осоЕ 23 ir] 
of the Act of 1908. hich confined the Mage ini of 
the Local Authority ie. anya in which x tme: nta 
cannot be obtained on reasonable leid agree 
ment between landowners ana. ЕБОР 
aie If an allotment authority fa HM "to vide 
allotments, the out. “болей 
provide аПоёте! at 
ОРЕ the "E “cbligations 
th ard m che pow of uncil 
to the Small. Holdin: mmissio: cni in E. that 
they may n thé "atotments required (section 24 
of the Act 1908 as dide the Act of 1919). 
ALL ASS 
Under Mesi E x of ha. pon of 1908 Coun: 
the consent of the Board, 
o promote the formation 
» allotment societies m 
as their agents for this pur pose 
ty g Organisatio: = 
Society. Councils may also, with ed — of = 
Ministry of f Health, make grants advan to 
operative allotment societies, and Pe eremitae meney 
Board qe that € Authorities will 
| make use of these powers to en асе ‘the organisa- 
tion of allotment узо тв on а. ade e basis and 
the Mgr ation of societies Bs nssist [em E the pur- 
ase eir req 
or in t case of implements allow their use at a 
price or charge sufficient to cover the cost of purchase 
бойо a LIS Ae 0 оа et of А 
h however, sec = 
slg рр estt n Soolot dor tie re 
re- 
y 
roadway, Westminster, awe wall be glad to 
assist in the formation о of ‘co-operative societies of 
allotment holders. 
TO ALLOTMENT CRO! 
Dam. 
Section 21 p^ of the Act of rt dice that 
person who by any act do without lawful 
authority or by negligence ca e to any 
crops growing on Шоётерё culti 
is conspicuously displayed on or near the allotment. 
9. The Board suggest, therefore, that Local 
Authorities should arrange to post the following 
notice on used for allo ts and that they 
should take pinecones against any person who d 
dam: о the crops by trespass or oth — 
D EMENT (FACILITIES) A 
+f 
egligt 
liable. = i Fonti ту ЖО to a fine of £5. 
Stamp DUTY ON AGREEMENTS FOR LETTING ALLOTMENTS. 
о 
o stamp dut A be inte on ment for 
the Dm 9 п allotment aie „counterpart if the 
rent eiie t exéétd 10s. Hs. and no premium 
pai 
PPROPRIATION OF LAN. 
91. Under "iari 22 of the Act ot 1919, a Council, 
ith the eum < the Board of A —— and 
Fisheries and e Ministry of Health, 
(a) appropriate zd the purpose of diclis any 
held by the Council for other purposes; 
uncil 
prr 
her Ree of the C 
land кошт by “the pesay HoR allotments. 
opriation ne often be used 
e temporar; 
me 
extensions, building of schools, houses, &c., where it 
is not xr CERE for the purpose for which 
it was aequi 
ION 
Tana Aok o 
and 
: Councils should therefore in 
uch case vide some margin in the rents charged 
for the Мынаа so as to potent a fund for the 
payment of compensation. 
ALLOTMENTS IN PARES AND OPEN SPA 
LB e war many Local Katherine have 
allowed the temporary use otments of parts 
of the parks and open spaces under Led control. 
n 
ud Mentis res nd period of two years af the 
termination of the war. The question whether the 
allotments should continue for the ‘full m. riod is one 
which must be decided in each case the Local 
Authority . concerned in the light of their knowledge 
of the local conditions and o; hese Кеи од claims ef 
s Mene ent holders and of o classes of the popu- 
ation. 
gly 
Borough Councils have 
allotment authorities by section 24 of the Act of 1919 
and have tage: E 22) conourrent powers with the Lon 
don Maroni qa uncil for the provision of allotme: 
in tl 
26. The amendments of 
the law н d cipe ma du ag rmn 21 е іп 
the Secon «телпаки of the Act of 
ULATION 2L. 
27. In view of xtended pow of ulsory 
uisition now а аа to LS ade aie ^ Act 
as from the 
Lan 
D ce of the сосна сатина 
the purpose of a e il no 
нч” ut the consent of the Board 
98. In am to ask that this lette 
may be Бем hr b thi = notice of the ee Com: 
P that 
saved the heavy work <i to К 7 x 
land themselves di IK HALL, Baorotery. 
