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paying yearly falaries to water-keepers, as they are 

 called, they would allow them the full amount of the 

 fines fettled by law. I have tried both ways, and 

 found the latter to fucceed completely. 



SECT. 4. State of Manufactures, whether encreafmg. 



THERE is no manner of doubt, that the linen manu- 

 facture is daily encreafing, notwithftanding the great 

 number of people leaving the country for America 

 /every year, and alfo the number to fupply the militia. 



There cannot be a greater proof of the encreafe of 

 jthe linen trade, than the great rife of flax land. About 

 ten years ago, half a rood, or twenty fquare perches 

 (generally Cunningham meafure, lefs, by nearly one- 

 feventh, than plantation meafure), let at 8s. : now (in 

 1802) the fame quantity of land frequently brings 

 double that fum. Another circumftance clearly points 

 jout the encreafe of the linen trade : common labour- 

 ers, who were not much in the habit of weaving fome 

 years ago, generally work out two or three yards of 

 linen at night in the winter time, after the common 

 day's labour is over. I mention this, to fhew'the in- 

 duftry of the people ; and many of this defcription are 

 obliged to work at common labour for their employers 

 in the day time, at leaft for a great part of the feafon, 



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