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Tuesday, 30 November, 2004, 14:51 GMT
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In Pictures: Tenants' buyout
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Part of the Pairc Estate, on the Isle of Lewis, where tenants have voted heavily in favour of using a new law to buy the land
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The estate covers some 25,000 acres on the island
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In a ballot, 70% of people on the estate who cast their vote were in favour of the move
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The votes are counted... and the result prompted a resounding cheer from tenants
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The last time the people of Pairc defied the landlord was in 1887
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Former local councillor Donald Mackay says a forced buyout "is the only way to do something constructive for the young folk"
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Chairman of the Pairc Trust, Donnie MacDonald, couldn't hide his delight after 70% of people voted in favour of a buyout
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