330 REGULATION OF COMMONS. 
miles of London, should not be extended to all other 
Commons in the, country, or why the Lords of Manors 
should be allowed an absolute veto to schemes. After the 
decision of Parliament in the case of Banstead Common, 
in which, in spite of the most determined opposition in 
both Houses, it was approved that the Common should 
be practically taken out of the sole hands of the Lord 
of the Manor and placed under the control and manage- 
ment of a popularly elected body, it will be impossible 
to resist the extension of this policy to all other 
Commons in every part of the country. In cases near 
to towns, the municipal authorities would be the 
proper guardians and managers of their Commons. In 
regard to rural Commons, either the County Council or 
the District Council should be the Conservators, with 
certain duties delegated to Parish Councils.* 
* In the Appendices will be found lists of Commons, which have 
been regulated under the Acts of 1866 and 1876 respectively. 
