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this country, that fuch an a£l of parliament would 

 be the means of inclofing every acre of wafte land 

 in South-Wales (capable of cultivation) in a very 

 few years. 



The commiffioners may alfo be empowered to 

 make fuch regulations for depafluring fo much of the 

 wafle lands as may be deemed unfit for cultivation, 

 as they think needful; and likewife to direft the 

 manner of protecting plantations of foreft-trees, and 

 the cutting of peat for fuel. The greateft proprietor 

 of wafte lands in this county, is Mr. Vaughan, of 

 Golden-grove; whofe lordftiips are of extraordinary 

 extent, and many of them exercife regal rights at 

 this day ; being part of the ancient duchy of Lan- 

 cafter. 



Survey of the County of Chester, p. 63. 



ny MR. THOMAS WEDGE. 



It is not an eafy matter to afcertain what propor- 

 tion of the wafte lands of Chefliire might, in feve- 

 ralty, be profitably converted into tillage, or pafture 

 land: there are, however, very confiderable trafts 

 which might be fo converted ; but, we think the 

 largeft proportion thereof would be more advanta- 

 geoufly applied to the purpofes of planting. The 

 inclofure of wafte lands, with a view to either of the 

 above-mentioned purpofes, is a bufinefs well worth 



the 



