HC Deb 07 February 1895 vol 30 c216
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-LEFEVRE

Parish 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. JEFFREYS

Without putting into force the adoptive Act?

MR. SHAW-LEFEVRE

Yes.