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  In 1801,1836 and 1854, the General Enclosure Acts were passed. The General Enclosure Act of 1845 superseded the Parliamentary committee which examined Enclosure Bills, for Enclosure Commissioners, who, instead of sitting at West-minister, moved to the stage. The Enclosure Commissioner presented their findings to Parliament in the form of a General  Bill for passage into law. The Squire expanded his holdings and expanded the land of ejected tenants, in addition to common land and waste, while the larger freeholders held on to their claims and increased their holdings. But this was, however, not the case for smaller freeholders. An Enclosure Bill was not enough to drive a freeholder off the land because he had legal claims to his holding. Aspects of the Enclosure which negatively affected the freeholder include: he had to pay his share of the expenses of the enclosure, which was an expensive process, varying from about 200 pounds to nearly 500 pounds. If unable to pay, then he...

Herbert Samuel Heelas Macaulay was born on 14 November 1864  in Lagos to Thomas Babington Macaulay, the founder of Lagos Grammar School and Abigail, a daughter of Samuel Ajai Crowther. At the age of five, Young Herbert was enrolled at ST. paul's Breadfruit School, Lagos. For a while, he worked as a clerk at the Public Works Department(PWD) and during this period, he developed an interest in building, drawing, and town planning. In 1890, at the age of 26, he won a government scholarship to study in the United Kingdom, and in 1893, Herbert returned to Nigeria as a qualified Surveyor. His interests included music and reading. At the beginning of his career, he was appointed Surveyor of Lagos and he played a crucial role in the re-planning of several buildings in Lagos, including the Anglican Christ Church Cathedral. Interestingly, he was the first Nigerian to buy and use a car. As a result of his brave and fearless nature, he was popularly called ''Ejongboro'' ...