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that, where limeflone is moft plenty, there the roads are 

 few, and, in general in bad order. Claufes in Icafcs, 

 obliging tenants to contribute towards making roads to 

 iimeitone quarries, under certain rules and reihkTions, 

 might probably be of ufe ; but, if not done in a general - 

 way, I doubt it would be found difficult to bring par- 

 ticular individuals to comply. I only give it as a hint. 

 As to roads in general, much expence and ufeful 

 labour might be faved to the public, by farming them; 

 that is, "by affigning a certain "Siftance to one or more 

 perfons to keep in repair, after being firfl fecurely 

 made. This mode is followed through many parts of 

 England, and, I find, is now praclifed in parts of the 

 barony of Dungaunon with good effecl. 



Throughout the kingdom, roads and bridges always 

 interfere with the two bufy feafons of the year, name- 

 ly, fpring and autumn, as thefe are the feafons the 

 judges are on circuit. The labourers, who Ihould be 

 employed in tilling the land, and faving the fruits of the 

 earth, are too often taken up in finifhing off public 

 works, before the judges enter the county. 



From this circumftance is is plain, that much incon- 

 reniency and unneceflary expenfe arife; and too fre- 

 quently the food of man and beaft is loft, or much da- 

 maged, by not being able to attend to it in due feafon. 

 If the roads were parcelled out into certain diftrifts 

 at an annual fum, fuppofe fix pence a perch, more or 

 lefs, as the cafe might require; the farmers, who are 



likely 



