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mentioned, and the imall quantity of- timber re- 

 ported to be now growing thereon, have brought 

 afrefh to my memory. Such an improvement as is 

 above recommended, would undoubtedly be of the 

 greateft importance to this kingdom, in future ge- 

 nerations; and would redound highly to the honour 

 and glory of a Britim government that mould carry 

 it into execution, at the fame time that it would be 

 attended with but an inconfiderable expence. 



To illuftrate this alTertion, let us fuppofe that 

 infiead of difpofing of all the wafte lands belonging 

 to the crown, fome particular places, where the 

 foil and fituation feem adapted for producing good 

 oak timber, were referved to be improved for that 

 purpofe; the expence of inclofing is then the firft 

 thing that comes under confiderationi and this 

 expence will always vary in proportion to the form 

 and magnitude of the land to be inclofed ; as a field 

 of a hundred acres may fometimes be fenced in for 

 the trifling fum of about ios. per acre, whilft an- 

 other of but ten acres fhall coil by the acre three 

 times as much. 



It may happen that the ground for fuch in* 

 tended improvement may adjoin to lands already 

 inclofed, which will greatly lefifen the expence j but 

 in order to make fome kind of calculation, I will 



fuppofe 



