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eftablifhed to prevent embezzlement, and that all accounts 
fhould be made up and balanced fo frequently as to prevent 
the probability of miftakes. 
And ftill more effectually to fecure the compleat execution 
of the plan, it would perhaps be neceflary to appoint a ge- 
neral infpector of the funds, who, with the affiftance of a 
few fubordinate officers, would probably be able to fuper- 
intend the whole kingdom. 
Such, fir, divefted of all ¢echnical phrafeology, are 
the leading features of a plan, which I wifhed Mr. 
Pitt to have the glory of carrying into effect ten 
years ago; the various minute particulars muft be 
referved toa future opportunity. 
I am convinced the fcheme is perfectly and eaj/ily 
practicable; I maintain that it would fave at leaft 
TWO MILLIONS per annum to the landed intereft; 
that it would moft effentially benefit the poor; and 
I do not hefitate to deliver it as my decided opinion, 
that by it poverty and the poor laws would foon be 
unheard of in our land, fo that nothing but at/o- 
lute famine could, under fuch a regulation (neceffarily) 
render any individual deftitute of the comforts of life. 
And now, fir, having, without any referve, exhi- 
bited to you the analyfis of my fcheme, allow me to 
add, that whatever be its fate, whether the author of 
it be honoured by attention or configned to neglect ; 
ftill, amidft the various difafters and difappoint- 
ments incident to human life, (and of thefe I have 
had my fhare) the con{cioufnefs of my having dif- 
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