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by selling the land again. Such were the legal aspects
of the ease. Those whom he represented, the learned
counsel added, did not wish to press hardly upon any
one who might surfer seriously from the strict enforce-
meat of legal rights. They would not object to the
repayment to the persons in possession of enclosures of
the sums they had paid for them, so that they might
be quit of their bargain without a loss. But they did
object strongly to opportunity being given to those
who had enclosed to make a profit out of the transac-
tion. They also insisted that whatever arrangements
might be made with the holders, the 760 acres should be
thrown open and restored to the Forest. They
submitted that the Commissioners were in a better
position to decide upon the expediency of this step than
the First Commissioner of Works, upon whom it was
proposed to throw the burden of decision. Moreover, if
this land were suffered to remain enclosed, the decree of
the Master of the Rolls would in fact be overruled.
The learned counsel concluded by criticizing the provi-
sions of the Scheme relating to the future government
of the Forest and some other matters of minor
importance.