§ 56 Mr. TIMOTHY DAVIESasked the President of the Board of Agriculture (56) the number of Acts of Inclosure enclosing common pasture and waste land in England passed by Parliament from 1761 to 1845; and will he give the acreage sanctioned to be inclosed under such Acts; (57) the number of Acts of Inclosure inclosing common pasture and waste land in Lincolnshire passed by Parliament from 1761 to 1845; and will he give the acreage sanctioned to be inclosed under such Acts; and (58) the acreage of common fields inclosed under private Acts of Parliament, from 1761 to 1845, in the East Lindsey (or Louth) Parliamentary Division, of Lincolnshire, and will he give the date of the passing of each Act, the acreage, and the parish in which the land is situated?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThere is no complete list of Inclosure Acts passed prior to 1845, although approximate numbers have been 239 given by various writers on the subject. A Return of all Acts passed for the inclosure of commons or waste lands in England and Wales from 1800 to 1842 was prepared in the Private Bill Office and presented to Parliament in 1843 (H.C. 325), the numbers of such Acts therein given being 1,997. In a very large proportion of the Acts the acreage authorised to be inclosed is not stated.
§ Mr. KELLAWAYCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether it is not a fact that the persons who are now in possession of this inclosed land are those who made the most fuss about the robbery and spoliation of the Budget?
§ Mr. SPEAKERNo Minister can possibly be expected to know that.