. Farmer and stockbreeder . dcleansed. Overhanging and unsound trees were re-moved from the waters edge, and the banks wererepaired. It was found possible to dam and by-passthe water during the summer months, and the accu-mulation of mud was thrown or wheeled out inbarrows. This work was carried out under ordersissued on frontage occupiers under the Defence ofthe Realm Regulations, and although a considerablearea of land at a distance from the river has beenimproved by the works, the expense is borne solelyby the frontagers. DISTRIBUTING THE COST The Land Drainage Act, 1918, has now fortunatel
. Farmer and stockbreeder . dcleansed. Overhanging and unsound trees were re-moved from the waters edge, and the banks wererepaired. It was found possible to dam and by-passthe water during the summer months, and the accu-mulation of mud was thrown or wheeled out inbarrows. This work was carried out under ordersissued on frontage occupiers under the Defence ofthe Realm Regulations, and although a considerablearea of land at a distance from the river has beenimproved by the works, the expense is borne solelyby the frontagers. DISTRIBUTING THE COST The Land Drainage Act, 1918, has now fortunatelymade it possible for the expenses incurred undersuch a scheme to be spread in future over all thelands benefited by the works. In March, 1918, drainage work in the county in-creased considerably, and it was found necessaryto appoint a special sub-committee to deal with allmatters relating to land drainage. It is interestingto note, in view of the recently suggested delegationof powers by the Board of Agriculture to a°Com-. Srnall Drcin Improved by Prisonersin Cambs. mittee compiled of eight members elected by theCounty Council and four by the Board of Agricultureafter consultation with the County Executive Com-mittees, that the Cambridgeshire Drainage Com-mittee now consists of eleven members, six of whomare County Councillors. A full-time surveyor isemployed working under the instructions of thisCommittee. ISLEHAM FEN IMPROVEMENT Early in 1918, at the request of a number ofowners and occupiers, the Committee took in handthe improvement of Isleham Fen, an area of about3,500 acres, with a variety of Fen soils. There areabout 100 occupiers of land within the area, and aportion of the Fen is market-garden land. The Fenlies at a height varying from 1ft. to 12ft. above sea-level. Portions of the Fen have been lowered byparing and burning and by digging for fuel. TheBoard of Agriculture, on the suggestion of the Com-mittee, issued an order in June last prohibiting theparing and bur
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