PLAN OF TOWNS 



h indulgences as rhefe, with variety of fifh at 

 no cxpence ; exemption from taxes and exciles upon 

 coals, fait, &c. liberty to fell their herrings to vcf- 

 fels upon the bcunty, or others, at their own option ; 

 allb to take, cure, and dry white fifh, not as flav( s 

 but as freemen -, with nniul bounties from 



government, and other particulars formerly fluted, 

 lit contribute to draw thither uhful workmen 

 and fifhers from every quarter, and give (lability to 

 all the valuable purpof/s propolVd by the public. 



Confiderip.:' It plenty of materials for 



building, in thefe parts, as ftone, lime, timber, 

 (late, and the cheapiiefs of uorkmanfhip ; a village 

 thus compofcd of fmall neat houlcs, might be railed 

 by contract at no great expence. The whole, in- 

 cluding the key or keys, (lorehoufes, church, &c. 

 might poffibly be completed for lo/ool. ; confe- 

 quently the founding of eight commodious ports, 

 with all the conveniencies for extending the weftern 

 fifheries, improving a coaft of 250 miles, befides 

 the interior part, and three hundred iflands, would 

 coil only 80,000 



Endowing of ditto as dated above 80,000 



Expence of eight towns 160,000 



Ditto of inland navigations for open-"! 



ing (hort communications with the/ 



Highlands and the fiftieries, asftatedf 



in page 433 J 



Total amount of the original expenditure /. 384,000 

 which would be repaid in a few years by the in- 

 crrafe of trade, fifhing, and navigation ; befides 

 opening new markets for Englifh manufactures, and 

 the increafe of revenue thereby. 



In the firft progrefs of thefe towns it would be 

 fflentially neccflary to have a view to convmiency, 

 health, cleannefs and neatnefs. I have often ob- 

 fcrvcd and lamented the inattention to thefe objects 



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