... throa.,h the want of legal facilities r the transfer of 1 nd in this country; which has rendered it i:r.po-•ihle, practically speaking, for at; even though lie he fee-simple owner, to a small portion of his land. I say, practically hnpossible, bee U se the ...

... don't foresee — (a laugh) — how present events may turn out, and I leave the facts and figures before you on that point to speak for themselves. It is, you will agree with me, most gratifying to observe the continued influx into the Society of money and ...

... first-rate investment for his capital, as each lot, producing a freehold groundrent of L 4 10s., represents a value of £llO. - I speak with some experience in land, and can most emphatically declare that a Free Trade in Land would, to the landowners, he more ...

... profit if you can sell, end he only takes what you could not buy without him. There is a pretty good balance of advantages. Speaking of the practical operations, Mr. Beal says— Here is the man who buys through the Society ; another man buys from the member ...

... societies numbered 100. The annual income of building societies amounts to four millions sterling. Of these societies generally—l speak with respect and approbation, but such of them as are founded for political purposes, whether Conservative or Reform—l cannot ...

... to address the meeting. Mr. VmEits (the Surveyor) said, lie hoped fur the indulgence of the meeting, not to be expected to speak at any length, as he was labouring under a severe cold. With regard to the Anerley estate be would wish to say a few words ...

... s•i7l 14.1. 11d. Out of this profit the Directors have felt themselves justified in declaring Interest—or, more prop .rly speaking, a bonus of £5 Bs. 4d. per cent. on the subscriptions of the past year. The balance remaining, together with the profit lo ...

... holders of building shares, who desired to purchase dwellings, or other real or leasehold estate. was the epoch, if he might so speak, of the freehold land movement ; and although himself not well versed in the details of the system, there were gentlemen on ...

... it was approved of by the public from the number of shares registered daring the last month; and while he was desirous to speak respectfully of all societies of a similar kind which had for their objects the social and moral elevation of the working and ...

... we have now D 446,000, or nearly half a million of capital subscribed for in connection with this Society, the fact alone speaks volumes in its favour, and fir more than any the most lengthy address or eloquent diSquisition on its claims—(Applause). The ...

... Vockins having been appointed Scrutineers, Mr. SHERWOOD SMITH then addressed the meeting. Ile said, it has been my lot to speak so often on this subject that my great difficulty only is to know what to say that is new. The principles and systems of freehold ...

... Thompson's company, as that gentleman had promised to attend and deliver a lecture here this evening. Ile (Mr. Farmer) was speaking to him on Sunday last at Birmingham, and he then pro►uised him he would be present, and it was possible lie might an ive ...