The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-23 00:00:00

earnsponzencs.

TIM DORM' CHARIZUS £XPLAN4IIOII.

To dit Editor.

Sir,—The question al your oarreepondent, "A
Looker-oo," is a very jolt and natural one, bemuse in
my No. 5 letter it wee not very clearly stated • also
from the interest felt by mesons Is the CaLleidle of
their own
In reply, I beg to say Beciadway, near Weymouth.
Is the village referred to. It should have been
" Gould's Charity,' not Grounds.
I mu not aware of the situation of the land, nor the
house and garden. Any villager ought to be able to
point them out.
My authority for the laud and root of the same is
the published report of the Home of Commons, which
" A Looker-on " should obtain. For the house and
garden, I am indebted to other unquestionable sources.
And I gather that W. Gould, Eq., left by will,
dated 162{, £5O of money, which was laid out in the
purchase of land, the profit thereof to be applied to
exesipt UK poor from Mamie labour on the kip/awsm,
vested in the parish oaken.
John Gould, Esq., by deed dated 1760, " taire a house
aid garden to the pror, to reside in." nu le alga
vested in the parish oftle:ers.
Should "A Looker-on " require further information,
will he oblige by giving his name to the Editor of the
Telegram!

I should like to point out that the last p ragrapli of
my letter No. 6 ahosld reed thus :—" Buokland Now-
ton—Here are several chanties," tu.
By inserting this correction you will oblige yours
truly,
Juartos.

" THZ ALLOTMENS ACT."
Lznam VU
To Sic Zditor.
814—The Act makes provision for the letting of
such lands as come under the Act in the following
terms :—"The public notice of the intention to let an
allotment out of land when set apart shall specify the
amount of land to be let, and the rent per acre or rod
to be paid, and the place and time at which applka-
tithe are to be made, and shall be given annually in
the month of Jaw, or in such other month as may be
fixed, by, or in pursitanos of rules under this Act.
Provided that in any year la which there will be no
allotment vacant out of land already set mart, it
shall not be alomsary to give each notice. 'lle first
public notice of such intention to let an allotment
shall be given In the mouth June next, after the
trustees obtain possession of the allotment, or at such
other time not more than one month later, as may be
fixed by or in pursuance of rules under this Act; and,
If not so gives, shall be given at such time a. may be fixed by the County Court Judge for the district in
which the land Is situate, or by the Charity Coin-
mission. The time for appiiothinos for allotments
out ol land when sheady set &pen shall be the smith
of Atoms. or sub otbse smith al may be lied, by

or In pursuance of rules under this Aot. The allot.
mints than be let to persons in the order in which
they apply, or In accordance with such other order ae
may be provided by rules under this Act, so that there
shall be no undoe preference shown is regards the
onions to whom they are let. Each allotment shall
be let yearly waeacy, beginning at Michaelmas
Day, or at such other day a. may be fixed, by or ha
pursuance of rules under this act."
In folio wiog out the alphabetical list of charities in
places of Dorset, Bridport COMM untie,
. This town has • number of small
..dotleheariddtiraff.e.rewinori uidly divided between
which are nearly
education and the poor. The first is smiled "Eight.
acre Tenement," and contains acres, rent ES ; this
fl
ii devoted to aucation. though the evidence goes to
prove that onesfourth of the Inc erne was originally for
the poor. The land is in Sy inonilshog, second
is called "Fourteen-are Teneuteot, • rent £10; this
will come under the Allotment Act, because it Is p iors'
money. The third, "Malt and Brevrhonse Charity,"
in stock, intere4 £2l 1..81. ; this is also poors'
The fourth, "Higher and Looter Almahoases," 1 acre
35 poles of land and it ok, income from whole VA 14e.,
distributed in kind It the poor. There are several
other/. and among them Mitchell's. value
annual rent-charge upon a house in Weymouth. Tele
name figures in several other places of the county ia
the same way. Total: For almshouses, EU 14s. 61.;
In hied, VO 10..; in money, OS lle. Bd. I was not
quite clear whia.her lands &pietist to almshouses came
under this Act; but Mr. Collings, HP. for
_lpswich,
who had charge of the Bill throush House of
Commons, is of opinion that they do, and that land
Von applied COMM under the Act, anu should be
cultivate 1 by the labourers.
Canford.—There is one charity here, or ra.h -r used
to be, with an income of EIS 14t, pins repairs of ale
almshouses. No return. Used to be given in beef and
bread.
The Chapelry of Kingston Ms two charities, income
ES 155., di.tributed in money.
Castist in does not appear to have any land, but has
a total income of L 7 135., disp•sed of as follows :—For
sermon p-eached on the 30th of October yearly,
El ls. ; to be riven in kind, V 12'.; in meal, E. 4.
Cattislock.—Hall and 81oper's °parity. This was
left for the distribution of bibles among the po ir in
various places of Dorset, and at one time realised a
good sum. Whs., is I.? for the practice of giving
Bibles is discontinued.
Caundle Bishops. —The charities of this pleas
number seven, with a tcral income of £l5 4t , disposed
of as under : —Church pinwale, ES ; for p,or In cl .th•
ing, 4.. The three acres ant to,half a laud belongs
to the church, and therefore does not come under the
Allotment Act—unfortunately.
Claundle Marsh.—The Onerity Commissioners name
two charities here, but one only producing anything.
Of one they say " Rent-charge not paid for several
years."
Caandie Btourton.—There used to be on. here for
the peer, Income £2, from land in Yeovil, but it is
marked Lost. No one comes for the pike offered
some time back.
Caine Abbas—Here is one of the value of £lO.
Another that formerly realised £4 is list. The £lO
one Is for We poor.
Cern' (Upper) hie one of £10; this is given to the
poor.
It seems that the persons interested in them chari-
ties may require to see the amounts, and if the
accounts should not appear sattefaotory (as doubtless
they always are), they—he labourers—may apply t
the Charity Commissioners. But where • charity is
vested in the churchwardens, the labourers should
elect one of their own class to the Aloe, to look alter
their Interest, for every householder may vote at •
vs-try, and ' there is • scarcity of men fit for the
office, • woman by law can fill lb* office if elected.—
I am, sir, yours, &a,
JUSTICE.