§ MR. A. F. JEFFREYS (Hants, Basingstoke)I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether any Parish Council under the Local Government Act of 1894 can hire land for a recreation ground, or whether this must be done by the Parish Council adopting the Act of 1860, which only applies to parishes over 500?
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREParish Councils are empowered by Section 9 (1) (b) of the Local Government Act, 1894, to acquire land for a recreation ground without adopting the Public Improvement Act, 1860.
§ MR. JEFFREYSWithout putting into force the adoptive Act?
§ MR. SHAW-LEFEVREYes.