HC Deb 27 April 1882 vol 268 cc1631-2

Bill considered in Committee.

(In the Committee.)

Clause 1 agreed to.

Clause 2 (Application of compensation money for common lands).

MR. CHEETHAM

moved to insert, after sub-section (1), the following subsections:— (2.) Any land so purchased as aforesaid for use as common land shall be conveyed to and vest in trustees upon trusts for the persons interested, such trustees to be appointed, and such trusts, and the powers and duties of the trustees, and provisions for the appointment of new trustees from time to time to be declared and provided by an order under the seal of the Inclosure Commissioners, pursuant to resolutions to be passed at a special meeting of the persons interested, convened by the said Commissioners by such majorities as aforesaid, and copies of such order shall be deposited and kept in like manner as copies of an award are by 'The Inclosure Act, 1845,' directed to be deposited and kept. (3.) Every appointment of a new trustee or of now trustees, in pursuance of this Act, shall be subject to confirmation by the Inclosure Commissioners under their seal, and upon such confirmation the land shall vest in the remaining and the newly-appointed trustees without any conveyance.

Amendment agreed to.

MR. CHEETHAM

moved to leave out sub-section (3).

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clause 3 agreed to.

MR. CHEETHAM

moved to insert the following Clause after Clause 3:—

(Provision for cases where money paid by way of compensation has already been applied in the manner authorised by this Act.)

"In any case where money paid by way of compensation as aforesaid has, before the passing of this Act, been applied in any one or more of the ways authorised by this Act, a resolution may be passed, at any meeting of the persons interested, called by the Inclosure Commissioners in manner provided by this Act, by such majorities as aforesaid approving of such application, and such application shall, upon the allowance of such resolution by the Inclosure Commissioners under their seal, be deemed to have been lawfully made under the provisions of this Act; and the committee or other persons by whom such money has been so applied shall thereupon be discharged from all liability in respect of such money so applied. And the provisions in this Act contained with respect to the declaration of trusts, and the powers and duties of trustees, and the appointment of new trustees, from time to time, shall apply in every case in which such money has, before the passing of this Act, been laid out in the purchase of land."

Clause agreed to, and added to the Bill.

Remaining clauses agreed to.

MR. SCLATER-BOOTH

moved the following Clause:—

(Exception of the New Forest.)

"This Act shall not extend to the New Forest."

MR. BRYCE

hoped the hon. Gentleman in charge of the Bill would assent to the insertion of the clause.

MR. CHEETHAM

assented.

Clause agreed to, and added to the Bill.

House resumed.

Bill reported; as amended, to be considered To-morrow.