1032 Hull and District Allotments Association. [Feb., 



has only bought the one parcel of land mentioned above, situated 



on the Cottingkam Road, Hull, of which possession will be taken 



in February, 1922.* As shareholders have come forward from 



all parts of the city, so also have come definite and insistent 



demands for the association to provide them with land. At the 



present time the Association is negotiating for more land, but 



they are proceeding with caution, as a policy of hasty purchase 



might easily land them in a difficult position. They are 



affiliated to the Agricultural Organisation Society whose model 



rules they adopted. The whole affair is run on as economical 



lines as possible. The Secretary and Treasurer (a combined 



post), the Chairman, and Committee, give their services gratis 



and also pay their own incidental expenses when attending 



meetings or addressing Allotment Societies, etc. 



The greater part of the land has been planned out in the 



following approximate number of plots : — 



136 plots of 300 sq. vards. 

 74 ,. „ 400 ,. ' „ 

 8 „ „ 600 „ 



It is situated within five minutes' walk of the trams. This is 

 a great consideration for allotment-holders as it makes their plots 

 available without the waste of time involved in walking a long 

 distance. The object of the Association is to buy land for allot- 

 ments and not for building purposes, but as part of the present 

 purchase abuts the Cottingham Eoad, which is in a residential 

 district, it is ideal for building. Therefore the Association are 

 offering the 600 yard and 400 yard plots as building plots, but 

 the 300 yard plots can never be built on. 



The prices charged for the plots are as follows : — 



300 sq. yd. plots at £15 15s. Od. per plot. 

 400 „ „ „ „ Is. 6d. ,. sq yd. 



600 „ „ „ „ 3s. Od. ,. „ ,. 



All purchasers must become shareholders. The Association 

 arranged a scheme whereby members who wished could pay 

 weekly sums on account, so that when they take over their plots 

 in February, 1922, some will only have a small balance to pay. 

 Many have taken advantage of this arrangement. 



When the land had been planned out, a meeting of share- 

 holders was called and different methods of allotting the plots to 

 would-be purchasers were discussed. It was agreed to distribute 

 on a mutual agreement basis. Each prospective buyer was to 

 say which plot he would prefer, and if two or more men wanted 



* Since the article was written the Association has completed negotiations 

 for the purchase of 8^ acres of land situated on the Anlaby Eoad, Hull. 



