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b. Do. Poor Rate. c. Do. Highway rate. 



d. Do. Couuty rate. e. Do. Church rate. 



f. Do. any other rates. 



g. How much per acre and per pound do the various local 



burdens amount to ? 



h. Is property assessed at its full value, Or is the rateable 

 value less than the full value ? If so, what is the reduc- 

 tion on different kinds of property ? 



i. When was the present assessment made ? 



j. Is any land Tithe free ? If so, why ? 



2. Parish land and other property : 



a. Any left for parochial purposes ? 



3. Parish, officers : 



a. Any peculiarity in the mode of their election ? 



4. Parish books : 



a. If any old Parish books, extract any information from them. 



5. Poor Law administration : 



a. In what Union is the parish ? 



b. Average number of persons in receipt of relief, distinguish- 



ing in-door and out-door paupers. 



e. Proportion of the above to the rest of the population. 



d. Average allowance per head per week. 



e. Is there an evident disposition among the poor to avail 



themselves of relief on any pretext, or do they consider 

 it degrading ? 



f. Are efforts to maintain parents observable ? 



g. Is the medical attendance and relief sufficient ? 



h. Compare the present poor rate with the past, and estimate 



the future. 

 i. Operation of the law of settlement. 



XIII. Means of Communication : 



1. Roads : 



a. Any remains of ancient roads ? 



b. Any roads made or altered within memory ? 



c. History of travelling at different periods ; how far trace- 



able ? 



d. Total length of the roads, turnpike and parochial. 



e. Traffic on them. 



f. To what trusts do the turnpike roads belong ? 



g. Management of the turnpike roads, as shown in the re- 



turns of the several trusts, 

 h. Management of the parochial roads, as shown in the sur- 

 veyors' accounts. 



2. Railways : 



a. When made ? b. Length, c. Course. 



