§ MR. WALSHsaid, he wished to ask the Secretary to the Treasury, Whether it is the practice of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to permit encroachments to be made in those wastes of manor in Wales of which the Crown is Lord, on condition that the encroachers pay either the estimated value at once or an annual rent calculated at 5 per cent on the estimated value; and, whether, if this is the case, he will take any steps to put a stop to a practice so unfair to the rest of the commoners?
§ MR. STANSFELDreplied, that encroachments not unfrequently occurred upon those wastes of manor in Wales of which the Crown was Lord, and when they took place it was the practice of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests to require the encroachers to recognize the title of the Crown either by paying a rent or purchasing its rights; but in the case of purchase the conveyance of the rights of the Crown reserved the rights of the commoners.