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tural labourers, mechanics, and artizans, accord- 

 ing to his report, follow. Let all kinds of 

 work be done by the task, and regularly 

 accounted for. Let each emigrant be a share- 

 holder, and the amount of his interest in the 

 company equal to his own and his relations' 

 subscriptions at home and his labour in the 

 colony. 



In the construction of this machinery three 

 things are necessary to be considered. 1st. 

 The probable number of emigrants. 2nd. The 

 expense of supporting them until they are able 

 to support themselves ; and 3rd, the source 

 from which this capital is to be derived. 



1st. The probable number of emigrants. 

 We formerly divided these into two great 

 classes. 1st. The sons of landlords, capitalists, 

 farmers, merchants, manufacturers, mechanics, 

 c. The number contained in this class may 

 be stated at 60,000 annually. The other class, 

 comprising persons entirely depending upon 

 their own manual labours in connection with 

 the above, may be stated at 300,000 under a 

 prosperous state of industry in the mother 

 country. Exclusive of the above, there may 

 probably be under a sufficiently encouraging 



