440 
Allotments and Small Iloldmgs. 
of tlie Allotments Act in 1887 up to the present time, a period 
of rather over five yqars, have not been published. But such 
records as are available enable us to form a fairly approximate 
estimate of the impetus given to the extension of the system by 
the discussion and by the passing of the Allotments Acts. 
Thus, the following Table shows, for England, Wales, Scotland, 
and Great Britain collectively, the number of allotments, not 
exceeding one acre in area, in 1873, in 1886, and in 1890 ; the 
actual increase from 1873 to 1886, and from 1886 to 1890 ; 
also the average increase per annum between 1873 and 1886, 
and between 1886 and 1890. Supposing the returns to relate, 
as we believe they do, to the middle of the year in each case, 
the period from 1873 to 1886 will be thirteen years, and that 
from 1886 bo 1890, four years. 
Table 1.— Number of Allotments, not exceeding 1 Acre, in 1873, 
1886, and 1890 ; also the Total, and the average annual 
Increase, within each Period. 
— 
Englanl 
Wales 
Scotland 
Great 
Britain 
Actual Number of Allotments. 
1873 
ISbO ..... 
1890 ..... 
212, .542 
348,872 
441,024 
],72G 
4,949 
7,662 
■ 2,130 
3,974 
6,419 
246,398 
357,795 
465,005 
Total Increase in Xttmler. 
1873-1886 (13 years) . 
106,330 
3,223 
1,844 
i| 111,397 
1886-1890 (4 years) . 
92,152 
2,613 
2,446 
j 97,210 
Increase in Nnmher per Annum. 
1873-1886 (13 years) . 
8,179 
248 
142 
8,569 
1886-1890 (4 years) . 
23,038 
653 
611 
24,302 
It may be observed that details not given in the Table show 
that of the total number of allotments in 1890, in England 
about 70-5 per cent., in Wales 9T7 per cent., in Scotland 82-4 
per cent., and in Great Britain as a whole 7 TO per cent., did 
not exceed one-quarter of an acre. Further, the figures in the 
Table show, that whilst the average annual increase in the 
number of allotments in Great Britain was 8,569 over the thir- 
teen years 1873-1886, it was 24,302 over the four years 1886- 
1890, or nearly three times as great during the latter period. 
