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Folios 183-185. Letter from William Wright, Chairman of Southwell Rural District...

Catalogue reference: MH 12/9547/88

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This record is about the Folios 183-185. Letter from William Wright, Chairman of Southwell Rural District... dating from 1895 Jan 14 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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MH 12/9547/88
Date
1895 Jan 14
Description

Folios 183-185. Letter from William Wright, Chairman of Southwell Rural District Council, Fiskerton Manor, to the Local Government Board. It is headed 'Parish Council Act 1894. Management of Allotments'. He asks for the Board to inform him (as the chairman of a parish council) what persons are eligible as tenants of allotments. He discusses cases of persons who already occupy land of 4 acres or more and asks if they are eligible, to what extent. There is also a discussion of payments of rents.

Annotated to look for precedents - Liskeard and Skirlaugh are mentioned.

Folio 183 is the year cover sheet.

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Language
English
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Open Document, Open Description
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