THE LIBERALS AND THE ALLOTMENTS BILL. [To THE EDITOR OF
THE " SPECTATOR." ]
Sin,—There surely are many excuses to be made for the posi- tion taken by some of the Liberal Party towards the Allot- ments Bill. The Agricultural Holdings Act, passed by the Conservatives, was a farce, those interested naturally using the powers contained in the Act of contracting themselves out of it. The Allotments Bill apparently requires a special
Association, backed by Mr. Jesse Collings, with all his known energy and special knowledge of the subject, to make it workable. A Conservative Member writes to-day that the Bill is "useless and unworkable." After the manner in which they abused the idea, it is very " ril;ng " to see the Conserva- tives now posing as having practically originated it, and boasting that not the least of their legislative achievements is having passed the "three acres and a cow" Bill.—I am, Sir,
EDMOND FOSTER.
The Cottage, Willey, Surrey, October 15th.
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