The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-02-27 00:00:00

Correspontrna.

"THE ALLOTMENT ACT."
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To OA Atiior.
Sir, —I eon snob obliged kw the sympathetic litter
ol rout coureopoodest.

But • " Lover of the Lased Folk" may besmeared that
my reference was not to the tithe of gnat, but Dorset.
Name. can be given at proper time, and place. It I.
called an " extrawdloary' tithe, but the sum is not
the only part of the 'astute that deserves that epithet.
It may be eqoslly applied to the conscience of the
recipient, aud the patience of the payer, but the Iset
will reach It, limit.
And when the bop et I. gone the people will be per.
lonely astonish si at their former folly and fear.
Your correspondent speaks of "exposing shams" in
the disposing of these things.
Doubtless names could be given that would lose
some of their b .rrowed lustre if all were disclosed.
I should like to say that I do not like the word
charity, as ir the principle inv..lved in it. If every one
did hie duty to himself rind others there would not be
the necessity for it. As rul, ch,trities are demoral-
ising from the bs4inuii.g to the end.
Those who gave and give then often have d nee so
as an atouement for a sinful life, hoping to procure
thereby.
They are • temptation to the dispenser, and make
hypocrites and humbug. by the hundreds of the
recipients.
But as they are left it is right to see they are wisely
and faithfuly disposed of.
And I shall hope to keep on doing a little to open
the ball.
Doubtlem there are cans of partiality in giving them
away, but it is unmanly and unjost. Because in mmy
Instances they ware left by an tor Catholics, bat our
pions ruler@ trained a church arc irding to their own
plan, and bribe 1 it no obedience site the Cstholios
property.
Who would Dot share in such honestly gotten wealth?
My next Liter ou the list is P.
West Parley.—Thie place hart three charities;
the first c .osPti of newly five acres of I and. Rent
"(same XS ;'hi., with 15e. Interest, is gives is clothes.
The lend will c one under the Act.
The second charity is called Church Istad, and used
to realise 275., and given to the p or but no 'atom.
The thinl is is the S. 8., and also produces 2Te. for the
poor. It will be noticed that them gifts are often for
the second wor. A wag, who is more Ithice 1 than
. witty, asks • which end of the tree we reckon, from the
top or the bottom." .• fellow deserves the stocks.
Prarro4 Soutb.—There wss one here, bit it is g,ne.
Spent on a workhouse and intrre•tr ~out nued. Tube
1•11,4 for the poor.
Piddlehinton has • small sum in 8.11., prodbniug
for the poor, in 100001.
Piddletown.—The tee one here from rent charge,
and stock is 4.7 us. 81, divided as under be money,
to poor. El ; in clothing, LI 2s. 21.; for education,
VI.:
.61.

Pidlletrentlids has a house, a rent charge and
some stock, a t Aid biomass of £lB 15s. ; this Is for
educatioo. There ware two other, from rent charge
and stock for ths poor and appreoticing.
Pools has a total inooms ot £212 8.. 81. This is
derived from 12 different cbantse.. The principal of
1b.,..-. nine aerie of Isnd, rent E4l ; £24 12.. of this
I. for the poor in feel, sad that proportion veil come
under the Act. Tnere is other land ca,led 'Allot-
ment r tbis is for almshouse.; this should come under
the Ac'. The total is divided as follows :—Educasion,
£2l 12s. . • for lectures, £52; church purp see.,, 1:25 ;
organist., £2O ; almshouses, ,M 4 1116. ; in bread and fuel,
EU 15s. 2J. _

roxstuck. —L sad, Ic,. 1 rood; rent £5; this being
given in bread odil come under the hat. 'There was
another from rent charge, not paid.
Portia:maH —ere Li an income from stock of
£lO 164. 7d. for education. There was formerly
another charity here for widow.; but widow. being
such insignificant things the Interest has lint been paid
for many years.
are two rim. charges, CI, and stock,
Ed ; half for education, and half for poor.
Puncknoll. —The first charity here is land, 2; acres,
rent, lls. The will says it was left for poor, but
it is applied to the rates. blow about the intention of
the pious founder? This lodra like the relief of the
sick.

--Ifunp4sham.—The first here conabt s of a house and
45 acres of land; rent of same. £9O. This is all dis-
tributed in money. The second, 1
.acre 16 poles of
land; rent. £2 3s..given in fuel. The,third is is stock,
Income, £6; this is given in clothes and money. So
this place has 48 acres of land that will come under the
Allotment Act, and £9B 3s. Riven away to the poor in
money and kind.-1 am, sir, your.,
JUITICL