248 ON THE STATE OF IRELAND. [BOOK III. 



any person whom he may represent, be at liberty, within 

 one month after the same shall have been made, to lodge 

 objections thereto with the local clerk, who shall transmit 

 the same to the Board of Improvement ; that such objec- 

 tions shall be heard and disposed of by the Court of Re- 

 view, and that such order as shall be made thereon shall 

 be final. We further recommend that no presentment 

 shall be acted upon until the time for making objections 

 thereto has expired, nor then as to the matter of any ob- 

 jection until it be disposed of. 



The total sum which may be required for carrying the 

 presentments of the Commissioners of Improvement into 

 effect, may be such as it would be impossible to raise at 

 once by any rate, either upon landlords or occupiers ; but 

 if a rate equal to 51. per cent, thereupon were assessed 

 and made payable to the Board of Works, and the Board, 

 in consideration thereof, were authorized to advance the 

 requisite sum at once, this difficulty would be obviated ; 

 and by making the rate redeemable by the proprietor, and 

 saleable by the Board of Works if he omitted to redeem 

 within a certain time, the Board would be kept in funds 

 for continuing operations. 



We therefore recommend that all works to be effected 

 pursuant to any presentment made at a sessions of im- 

 provement shall be executed upon contracts entered into 

 with the local Commissioners, subject to the approval of 

 the Board of Works ; that after the contracts are entered 

 into, the local Commissioners shall assess a rate upon the 

 district equal to 51. per cent, upon the general charge for 

 works, compensations, and expenses ; that they shall ap- 

 plot the same on the respective lands of the district, in 

 proportion to the benefit to be conferred upon each ; that 



