Land Purchase Act (1875)
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title:
Land Purchase Act (1875)
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The Land Purchase Act, 1875 was a statute passed by the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island in 1875. Much of the land in the province was owned by absentee landlords, and the objective of the statute was to force the landlords to sell their estates to the provincial government, which would in turn sell the land at lower prices to local farmers. The statute transformed land ownership in the province. The issues that were ultimately addressed by the legislation represented a key element in th
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Canadian provincial law
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Purchase_Act_(1875)
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2023-03-13T23:57:55Z
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