Drainage and Improvement of Land (Ireland) Act, 1866

Additional Purposes for which Loans may be made.

5. In addition to the Purposes for which Loans may be made under the Provisions of the said recited Acts, it shall be lawful for the Commissioners of Public Works, in such Cases as they may judge expedient for the Promotion of Agriculture or the Improvement of Lands, and subject to such Rules and Regulations as may from Time to Time be made by the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury, to make Loans for the following Purposes, that is to say:

The building or enlarging Farm Dwelling Houses in connexion with Farm Offices and Buildings erected or to be erected:

The Erection and Improvement (by means of Alterations or Additions) of Dwelling Houses for Labourers:

Planting for Shelter:

The Execution of all such Works as in the Judgment of the Commissioners may be necessary for carrying into effect any Matter or Object herein-before or in the said recited Acts or any of them mentioned, or for deriving the full Benefit thereof.