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1st.—To the control of Epping Forest being handed
over, as proposed, to the City of London, without the
elective principle being introduced in a more marked and
effective manner than that of four Verderers, "which at
best is torpid, and irresponsible to their constituents.
The term should not exceed seven years ; and as young
men are not likely to be elected, the control exercised
by them, as part of a committee of twelve, would bo
feeble and utterly unsuited to the duties devolved on
them, and opposed to the spirit of the times. Also
no representation at all is given to the Metropolitan
Districts containing the large bulk of the population
directly interested; and which neither the City nor the
Verderers can be in any way said to represent. A fair
representation would be the three Verderers for life,
other Verderers to cease.
City Committee, not exceeding .......... 12
The Crown appoint.................. 1
Metropolitan Board.................. 2
Tower Hamlets...................... 2
Hackney .......................... 2
Stratford and West Ham ............ 1
Theydon Bois, Epping, and Loughton.. 1
The Walthams, and Chingford........ 1
Walthamstow ...................... 1
Leyton and Wanstead................ 1
Woodford, Ilford, and Chigwell........ 1
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The present Verderers for life 3
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Subject to condensation, if City number be reduced to
eight. I urge the same objection also, on the ground
that over twenty years' agitation and illegal exclusion
of the public and deprivation of the Commoners' and
other rights, and progress of law proceedings which
vindicated those rights, neither help nor sympathy was
shown by the City authorities, until the fortunate
enclosure of Lord Cowley of thirty acres at their gates
at Ilford woke them up, and the necessity for political