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creafing the revenue and populaliou of the kingdom, jufll- 

 fies (vovernment in granting aid towards making roads and 

 bridtres in a country \\ hich muft other \vife remain, perhaps 

 for ages to come, thus imperfectly conneAed. Yet as the 

 land-owners in thofe extenfive diltritls through which the 

 roads would pafs, and indeed the whole of the adjoining di- 

 ftrifts of country, would enjoy itnproved cultivation and pai- 

 turacje, increafed incomes, aud all the bleffings which are to 

 be derived from a facility of intercourfe, it is certainly jufl 

 that they ihoukl contribute a fhare with government in the 

 expenfe of acquiring; thofe advantages. They might be eir* 

 abled to do this without inconvenience to the prefent pof- 

 fellbrs, by being enipov.ered by an ad of parliament to fell 

 land, or borrow money upon the land, to the amount of their 

 proportion of the expenfe to be incurred by the roads and 

 bridges. This is reafonable, becaufe the monev fo raifed 

 woutd be applied to improve the remainder of the entailed 

 eftate, which would be enhanced in value though fomewhat 

 diminidied in extent. 



The expenfe of the lines of road which were furveyed and 

 eftimated by Mr. Brown, comprehending the whole of the 

 beforementioned counties, and nearly looo miles in length, 

 did not amount to 150,0001. If, therefore, wc admit an 

 equal quantity of lines of road, to be undertaken and com- 

 pleted in the courfe of three years, would require an annual 

 fupply of5o,oool.; and fuppofing this to be raifed in equal 

 moieties by govcrrmient and the land-owners, it would 

 amount to 25,0001. each : but as it is not likely the whole 

 could be brought fo immediately into operation, it may, 

 with more probability, be expeded that fix years would be 

 taken up in executing all the lines, which would reduce the 

 aimual fupply to 25,ocol. or ia,5ool. from each party. But 

 this is exclufive of the four great bridges, the total expenfe 

 of which is reckoned at 37,000!. ; if they were undertaken 

 by proper perfons they might be executed in three years, 

 which would require an annual fupply of 12,3331. 6s. 8d.; 

 and if "ovcrnment was to grant one-half. 

 It would be annually - £.6,166 13 4 

 To which add the former 12,500 o o 



£. 18,666 13 4 

 Speaking therefore generally, if government was difpofcd 

 to encourage thefe pliins of improvement, and would agree to 

 advance ao'^cool. in each of the lirft three years, and i2,oool. 

 in each of tjic lall three years, it would then remain with the 

 land-owners of the diftrids of country through which the 



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