Debates on land reform and factory acts echo in times
A discussion on private property in land criticizes entails and settlements that block cottage building for agricultural labourers. It cites costs and returns of cottages, and argues for reform to benefit workers and reduce land tied by reversionary interests.
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Bailey Denton
General Land Improvement Company
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White
Ural Mountains
Berlin
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Times
F. C. Hulton
Manchester
Alexander H. Brown
Wenlock
J. P. G. Smith
Liverpool
Company of Proprietors
Bruce Licensing Act Affects Public Houses And Rural Labor
The piece notes strict enforcement of Bruce Licensing Act across the country yielding fewer new licenses and declining beerhouses. It cites police and Home Office limits as a path to curb intemperance and reduce superfluous outlets. It also discusses agricultural shifts toward machinery reducing harvest excess and alcohol use.
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Bruce
Brewster
Home Secretary
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