HC Deb 01 August 1922 vol 157 cc1358-9

One person shall not hold more than one allotment garden provided by a local authority and an allotment garden so provided shall not be sub-let.

Mr. MUNRO

I beg to move, at the beginning of the Clause, to insert the words A local authority may let to one person two or more allotment gardens if then-aggregate extent does not exceed forty poles, but save as aforesaid. This Amendment is proposed in accordance with an undertaking I gave in Committee. My hon. and gallant Friend for Central. Aberdeen (Major M. Wood) drew attention to the fact, that. while it was quite desirable, as I put it to the Committee, that we should proceed on the principle of one man one allotment, nevertheless there might be cases where very small portions of ground were given to an allotment holder and where, assuming that the sum total was under tie statutory figure of 40 poles in extent, it would be undesirable by legislation to prevent an allotment holder from having those small pieces of land if he desired it, and the authorities thought he should have them. This Amendment has been put down to meet that difficulty.

Captain BENN

I took an interest in this question in the Committee as well as my hon. and gallant Friend, and I desire to thank my right hon. Friend for putting in this Amendment, which deals with a small matter but may obviate the difficulty and hardship which might otherwise occur.

Amendment agreed to.